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Julian Assange appears in dock as extradition hearing resumes
Source: BBC
Julian Assange appears in dock as extradition hearing resumes
7 September 2020
Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange appeared in the dock at London's Old Bailey as his fight against extradition to the US resumed.
The 49-year-old, who has been in Belmarsh Prison for 16 months, is wanted over the publication of classified documents in 2010 and 2011.
He told the judge at the start of Monday's hearing he does not consent to extradition - as new charges emerged.
If convicted in the US, he faces a possible penalty of 175 years in jail.
During Monday's hearing, the court heard Mr Assange, an Australian national, was re-arrested minutes earlier on a new indictment issued in June, during lockdown, by the US government.
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7 September 2020
Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange appeared in the dock at London's Old Bailey as his fight against extradition to the US resumed.
The 49-year-old, who has been in Belmarsh Prison for 16 months, is wanted over the publication of classified documents in 2010 and 2011.
He told the judge at the start of Monday's hearing he does not consent to extradition - as new charges emerged.
If convicted in the US, he faces a possible penalty of 175 years in jail.
During Monday's hearing, the court heard Mr Assange, an Australian national, was re-arrested minutes earlier on a new indictment issued in June, during lockdown, by the US government.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54060427
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