LONDON - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be sentenced Wednesday for breaching a British court order seven years ago, when he took refuge in Ecuador's London embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden.
He claimed the allegations were a pretext to transfer him to the United States, where he feared prosecution over release by WikiLeaks of millions of classified documents.However, the 47-year-old is facing a US extradition request, which was only revealed following his dramatic arrest, when he was dragged shouting from the embassy by police.
The biggest concern for his lawyers is the US extradition request. An initial hearing in the case is set for this Thursday. Assange could face up to five years in jail if found guilty, although his team is fighting his extradition and the process could take years. The Swedish claims against Assange date back to 2010, when he was at the centre of a global storm over WikiLeaks' exposures.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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