Assange Denied Bail

A British judge on 6 January denied bail to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, who has been jailed in Britain since 2019.

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District Judge Vanessa Baraitser on Wednesday ordered Assange to remain in prison while the courts consider an appeal by U.S. authorities against a decision not to extradite him.

On Monday, the judge rejected an American request to send Assange to the U.S. to face espionage charges over WikiLeaks’ publication of secret military documents a decade ago. She denied extradition on health grounds, saying the 49-year-old Australian was likely to kill himself if held under harsh U.S. prison conditions.