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A London court will rule on Tuesday whether WikiLeaks’ Assange can challenge extradition to the US
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Two judges are scheduled to issue a judgment Tuesday morning in the High Court that could put an end to Assange’s long legal saga — or extend it further.
American prosecutors allege that Assange encouraged and helped U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning steal diplomatic cables and military files that WikiLeaks published.
During a two-day hearing last month, Assange’s lawyers argued that he was a secrecy-busting journalist who exposed U.S. military wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sending him to the United States, they said, would expose him to a politically motivated prosecution and risk a “flagrant denial of justice.”
Assange’s family and supporters say his physical and mental health have suffered during more than a decade of legal battles, including taking refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London from 2012 until 2019.
Assange’s lawyers say that he could face up to 175 years in prison if convicted, though American authorities have said the sentence is likely to be much shorter.
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