Occams razor
And Assange has more enemies than most, both corporate and governmental.
Remember Charles Lindbergh, the praised aviator, his boy killed by kidnappers? Same Lindy who turned a fan of eugenics and loudmouthed Nazi supporter.
Or as more recent example, Hans Reiser? Am sure that hurt to a lot of fellows here.
Let's just reserve our judgement until we get more facts.
Occams razor