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Judge rejects US request to extradite Julian Assange
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Published on January 4, 2021 - Duration: 00:43s
Judge rejects US request to extradite Julian Assange
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has won his fight to avoid extradition to theUnited States.
District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said at the Old Bailey onMonday that, due to the real risk of suicide, the 49-year-old should not beextradited by “reason of mental health”.
Assange, who sat in the dock of Court2 in a blue suit and wearing a green face mask below his nose, closed his eyesas the judge read out her ruling.
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Julian Assange
Australian editor, publisher, and activist, founder of WikiLeaks (born 1971)
Julian Assange's wife has accused the United States government of "blatant weasel words" as she tries to stop her husband being sent to America to stand trial.
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WikiLeaks
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Old Bailey
Court in London and one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court
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