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Julian Assange Extradition Hearing: Wikileaks Founder Wins Right To Appeal
Julian Assange extradition hearing: the WikiLeaks founder has won the right to appeal and will remain in London.
The decision means Assange will be able to challenge U.S. assurances over how his prospective trial would be conducted and whether his right to free speech would be infringed, according to the BBC, which said his lawyers hugged after the ruling. The High Court’s decision is the next step in a legal battle that has been rumbling for more than a decade after Assange’s WikiLeaks performed the biggest security breach of its kind in U.S. military history, according to authorities. The U.S. authorities say Assange endangered lives by publishing thousands of classified documents, while his lawyers argue that the case against him is politically motivated.
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