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Added on the 05/02/2018 22:05:00 - Copyright : Euronews EN
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 calls on US President Donald Trump to free the WikiLeaks founder after a UK court decided to block his extradition to the US to face espionage charges, finding he was at serious risk of suicide. SOUNDBITE from Julian Assange's partner
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
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange arrives for his first in-person court appearance since he was moved to London's Belmarsh prison from Ecuador's embassy in April to determine whether he can be released from prison as he fights extradition to the United States. The 48-year-old Australian has been in custody at the high-security Belmarsh prison in southwest London since being dramatically dragged from Ecuador's embassy in April. He could be sentenced to spend up to 175 years in a US prison if convicted on all charges filed under the US Espionage Act. IMAGES
The Ecuadorian 'embassy cat,' a feline residing at Quito's embassy in London, put on his Sunday best and presented himself to the press as journalists gathered outside the building for a press conference with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Embassy cat, who has his own Twitter account with more than 22,000 followers, came to the window in a red and white striped tie and tried to make a statement, until he got distracted by the curtains and went back inside, much to the disappointment of the journalists outside.
A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends. The movie stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Alicia Vikander, Carice van Houten, Stanley Tucci, Laura Linney, Anthony Mackie and Daniel Bruhl. The film was Directed by Bill Condon. This is the first trailer in HD.