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Setback for Assange on extradition

Source: AFP | 00:05 UTC+8 September 9, 2020 |

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Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday failed to persuade a British judge to throw out new US allegations against him, as he resumed his fight to avoid extradition to the United States for leaking military secrets.

Protesters gathered outside London’s Old Bailey court as the 49-year-old Australian was brought in. They brandished placards reading “Don’t Extradite Assange” and “Stop this political trial.”

Assange’s lawyers sought to “excise” new allegations lodged by Washington in recent weeks, saying they had no time to formulate a proper response.

Assange, already held in prison for 16 months, faces 18 charges under the US Espionage Act relating to the 2010 release by WikiLeaks of 500,000 secret files detailing aspects of US military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Washington claims he helped intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning steal the documents before exposing confidential sources around the world.

If convicted, Assange could be jailed for up to 175 years.

US authorities recently laid out new evidence against Assange alleging he and others at the whistleblowing site recruited hackers.

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Setback for Assange on extradition

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