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Why Julian Assange's extradition case is actually taking as long

.ON MAY 20TH the High Judge in London ruled that Julian Assange ought to be actually granted a hearing on a brand new charm against his extradition to United States. Mr Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks as well as an Australian nationwide, has actually been fighting for more than 13 years to remain in Britain. This most up-to-date beauty, in which he will certainly contend that America has actually refrained enough to ensure his civil liberties as an offender, is just one of the few legal pathways he has left. If extradited, he is going to experience 18 fees of espionage as well as pc hacking: all together they hold a the greatest sentence of 175 years behind bars, though America has mentioned he is actually very likely to offer simply four to 6. Mr Assange's advocates phone him a "political detainee" and also state (without proof) that the instance versus him is "rigged". What is he alleged to possess performed?