Factbox-Reaction after UK judge rejects extraditing Assange to U.S.


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  • Monday, 04 Jan 2021

Stella Morris, partner of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, addresses the media outside the Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court, in London, Britain, January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

LONDON (Reuters) - A British judge ruled on Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges including breaking a spying law, saying his mental health problems meant he would be at risk of suicide.

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