Australian journalist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange exposed US military wrongdoing in the Iraq war and diplomatic secrets about scores of countries.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is refusing to be extradited to the United States. That's over the release of classified U-S diplomatic cables. CourtesyLONDON - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a court on Thursday he would oppose extradition to the United States as the legal process began in London, a day after he was jailed for breaching his bail conditions in a former case.
He was accused of sexual assault and rape but strongly denied the claims, saying they were linked to the whistleblowing work of WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson said on Wednesday that all efforts would now be focused on preventing Assange's extradition to the US.Ecuador grants citizenship to WikiLeaks founder Assange: foreign minister
The next hearing in the US extradition case is only for further case management, and the whole process could take years.
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