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Why Julian Assange's extradition case is taking such a long time

.ON MAY 20TH the High Judge in London ruled that Julian Assange need to be approved a hearing on a brand-new charm against his extradition to The United States. Mr Assange, the co-founder of WikiLeaks as well as an Australian national, has actually been actually fighting for more than thirteen years to remain in Britain. This newest allure, in which he will argue that United States has actually refrained from doing good enough to assure his civil rights as an accused, is just one of the few legal methods he has left behind. If extradited, he will face 18 charges of reconnaissance and also computer system hacking: together they carry a the greatest paragraph of 175 years behind bars, though The United States has mentioned he is probably to offer just 4 to 6. Mr Assange's supporters contact him a "political prisoner" as well as claim (without proof) that the situation against him is "trumped up". What is he affirmed to possess carried out?