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UK Will Not Extradite Julian Assange To Stand Trial In The US

Emily Zanotti
UK Will Not Extradite Julian Assange To Stand Trial In The US
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A British judge ruled Monday that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will not be extradited to the United States to face trial on charges that he engaged in espionage and deliberately published documents designed to undermine and imperil the American military.

The judge did not allow Assange to go free, however. A decision on that will likely come on Wednesday when Assange has a bail hearing.

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