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Why Julian Assange's extradition situation is actually taking such a long time

.ON MAY 20TH the High Judge in Greater london concluded that Julian Assange must be actually given a hearing on a brand new charm versus his extradition to The United States. Mr Assange, the co-founder of WikiLeaks and also an Australian nationwide, has been actually defending greater than thirteen years to continue to be in Britain. This newest allure, through which he will definitely dispute that America has actually refrained from doing good enough to assure his rights as a defendant, is one of minority lawful methods he has left behind. If extradited, he will encounter 18 costs of reconnaissance and pc hacking: all together they carry an optimal paragraph of 175 years in prison, though United States has said he is actually likely to serve just 4 to 6. Mr Assange's advocates call him a "political captive" as well as mention (without proof) that the situation versus him is "trumped up". What is he affirmed to possess performed?