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Why Julian Assange's extradition scenario is taking so long

.ON MAY 20TH the High Judge in Greater london concluded that Julian Assange ought to be actually provided a hearing on a new beauty versus his extradition to America. Mr Assange, the co-founder of WikiLeaks and an Australian nationwide, has been actually fighting for much more than thirteen years to remain in Britain. This newest allure, through which he will certainly dispute that United States has actually refrained from doing good enough to ensure his legal rights as a defendant, is one of the few lawful avenues he has actually left. If extradited, he is going to face 18 fees of espionage and also pc hacking: all together they lug an optimal paragraph of 175 years behind bars, though United States has claimed he is actually probably to offer simply 4 to six. Mr Assange's supporters contact him a "political captive" and point out (without evidence) that the situation versus him is actually "trumped up". What is he affirmed to possess performed?