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Julian Assange Faces US Extradition Hearing In London

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A London court on Friday ruled that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s full extradition hearing to decide whether he should be sent to the United States will take place in February 2020. As Ben Brandon, the lawyer representing the United States ran through a summary of the accusations against him including that he had cracked a US defence network password, Assange, who appeared for hearing at the court by video link said, “I didn’t break any password whatsoever.”

Assange, 47, is accused of conspiring with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning — then known as Bradley Manning — to access classified information on computers of the US Department of Defense in 2010.

US prosecutors had initially charged Assange with a single count of computer intrusion, but last month added 17 new counts, including controversial charges under the Espionage Act for encouraging, receiving and publishing national defence information in concert with Manning.