On January 4, the British judiciary will make a decision on the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States of America (USA), the judge in charge of the case announced today.
According to judge Vanessa Baretser, Assange (49) will remain in prison pending the court's decision.
On April 11, 2019, the WikiLeaks founder was kicked out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he took refuge in 2012, and was immediately arrested by the British police.
The US has requested the extradition of Assange, who is facing a total of 18 counts of the US indictment, and if he is convicted of espionage and treason by publishing secret state documents, he faces a multi-decade prison sentence.
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