The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) last week sought to interview acclaimed novelist Andrew O’Hagan about his time working as a ghostwriter on Assange’s autobiography over a decade ago. However, O’Hagan refuses the speak to the police. “I would not give a witness statement against a fellow journalist being pursued for telling the truth." Meanwhile, Assange’s brother Gabriel Shipton said the FBI’s move shows that “they understand how weak the charges against Julian are and are trying to strengthen them.”