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Julian Assange Marks Start of 5th Year in Ecuadorean Embassy

HeadlineJun 20, 2016

And WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has marked the beginning of his fifth year holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. Assange entered the embassy June 19, 2012, to avoid extradition on sex crimes allegations, most of which have been dismissed. Assange has repeatedly denied the allegations, for which he has never been charged. He fears Sweden would extradite him to the United States, where he could face trial for WikiLeaks’ revelations.

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