Extradition hearing to begin for WikiLeaks founder Assange

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Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have gathered outside a high-security London courthouse, where a judge has begun hearing a U.S. extradition case against him.

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Supporters hold a banner which reads 'Free Assange' as they protest against the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange outside Belmarsh Magistrates Court in London, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. The U.S. government and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will face off Monday in a high-security London courthouse, a decade after WikiLeaks infuriated American officials by publishing a trove of classified military documents.

Assange, 48, entered the dock at Woolwich Crown Court’s court number 2, and spoke to confirm his name and date of birth. He nodded towards reporters before taking his seat. Assange has been indicted in the U.S. on 18 charges over the publication of classified documents. Prosecutors say he conspired with U.S. army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to hack into a Pentagon computer and release hundreds of thousands of secret diplomatic cables and military files on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Assange’s legal saga began in 2010, when he was arrested in London at the request of Sweden, which wanted to question him about allegations of rape and sexual assault made by two women. He refused to go to Stockholm, saying he feared extradition or illegal rendition to the United States or the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Just a typical crude home-made sign

'Journalism is not a crime' but what about fake news coming out each day?

Assange has got a friend in Trump - don't see any reason for this protest.

So US wants to charge Assange with espionage carrying a (max) 175 year sentence yet Trump says Roger Stone was treated unfairly when convicted of coordinating with Assange to swing the 2016 election in Trump’s favor? A man already wanted for espionage in US? Wtf

If Assange is extradited to the US he will end up like Jeffrey Epstein.

I suspect a deal has already been done between the Idiot Trump and LiarJohnson and that this is just a showcase trial to give the impression of justice. FreeAssangeNOW

How much did Putin pay them to march?

Julian Assange is an asset of the Kremlin. He conspired with Trump to smear Hillary Clinton.

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