Britain to release WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US

Britain decides to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US. The order to extradite Assange was signed by British Home Secretary Preity Patel. Assange still has a chance to appeal the decision. A London court has ordered Assange’s release.

Julian Assange is facing legal action in the United States for leaking thousands of top-secret documents. There are 18 criminal cases against him in the United States. In 2010, WikiLeaks released thousands of war documents that shook the United States. Assange has been in jail in London since 2019.

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