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Assange in court today

Judges hold preliminary appeal hearing

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Joshua Rozenberg
Aug 11, 2021
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Two judges in the High Court will be dealing with a preliminary issue this morning in the extradition case against Julian Assange.

The US government wants the Wikileaks founder to face trial in the US on charges of conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information. In January, District Judge Baraitser ruled that it would be oppressive to ex…

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