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U.S. Pushes to Extradite WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange in London Court

HeadlineOct 28, 2021

In London, U.S. lawyers are presenting their arguments against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as the Biden administration continues the push to extradite Assange to the U.S., where he faces up to 175 years in prison under espionage charges for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes. The U.S. is appealing a ruling by a British Judge who blocked Assange’s extradition in January on account of his poor health and citing a possible suicide risk. The hearing comes just weeks after Yahoo News revealed the CIA had considered assassinating or kidnapping Assange.

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