WikiLeaks' Assange won't get US extradition ruling this year
A judge has told WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange he will likely have to spend another three months inside a British prison cell before finding out whether he can be sent to the United States to face espionage charges that carry a maximum prison sentence of 175 years. After hearing nearly four weeks of evidence in Assange's extradition hearing in London, District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said she would deliver her decision at 10 a.m. on Jan. 4. The judge's ruling won’t necessarily end the proceedings. Whichever side loses is expected to appeal. By the time the decision is announced, the U.S....
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