WikiLeaks' Assange in last-ditch battle to stop U.S. extradition


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  • Tuesday, 20 Feb 2024

FILE PHOTO: A protestor holds signs outside the Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court ahead of a hearing to decide whether Assange should be extradited to the United States, in London, Britain September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange begins what could be his last chance to stop his extradition from Britain to the United States on Tuesday after more than 13 years battling the authorities in the English courts.

U.S. prosecutors are seeking to put Assange, 52, on trial on 18 counts relating to WikiLeaks' high-profile release of vast troves of confidential U.S. military records and diplomatic cables.

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