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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will find out Monday whether he can be extradited from the UK to the US. Should the extradition be approved, Assange would face espionage charges over the publication of secret American military documents. But according to Newser, whichever side loses is expected to appeal, which could lead to years more legal wrangling. Stella Moris is Assange's partner and the mother of his two sons. She's appealed to President Trump via Twitter to grant a pardon to Assange before he leaves office. Lawyers for the US government said in their hearing in the fall that Assange's defense team had raised issues that were neither relevant nor admissible.
Julian Assange's partner Stella Moris says 'today is a victory for Julian' and a 'first step towards justice' but adds that she is 'extremely concerned that the US government has decided to appeal this decision'. SOUNDBITE
London, Jan 4 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Vickie Flores/Facundo Arrizabalaga)A British court on Monday rejected a request by the United States to extradite the founder of whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, on the grounds that it would be detrimental to his mental health and that he would be a suicide risk. Assange, an Australian citizen, is accused by the US of espionage over the publication of thousands of classified documents in 2010 and 2011.FOOTAGE OF STELLA MORRIS, ASSANGE'S PARTNER AND JOHN REES, DIRECTOR OF 'DON'T EXTRADITE ASSANGE'.
Kristinn Hrafnsson, editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, and Julian Assange's partner Stella Moris arrive at the Old Bailey, in London, as district judge Vanessa Baraitser will issue her decision on whether Assange can be extradited to the United States to face charges for hacking computers and violating the country's Espionage Act. IMAGES
Images of Stella Assange, wife of Julian Assange, arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice in London as two judges are to pass down a decision on whether to grant Julian Assange a final appeal against his extradition to the United States, where he faces 175 years in prison for leaking confidential documents. IMAGES
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