Seem to just be the way they deal with things when people go up against power or know too much the mob's come after them and make there life either hell, haul them before courts or just kill them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assassinationsSeems that western governments are now starting to slip into the way of this I half expected Edward Snowden to have been assassinated by now who know's what will happen to Julian Assange there at the end of the day these people are exposing true crimes by people in power and should have protection if the world won't wake up and support people who speak out about war crimes or fraud or any of the nasty things that go on the we are doomed to allow good people to be thrown under the bus and no one will even notice.
You don't see Obama or David Cameron being questioned about mass murder in the middle east yet they jail and want to extradite Assange for reporting war crimes one rule for the rich one rule for the people.
