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February 6, 2018

London Judge Rules to Uphold Assange's Arrest Warrant
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In London, a judge ruled today to uphold the British arrest warrant for
Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the
Ecuadorian Embassy in London for more than five years. The British
arrest warrant for jumping bail is related to a Swedish sexual assault
investigation against Assange, which has since been dropped. But even if
the judge had dropped the British arrest warrant, Wiki Leaks warned
Assange could face life in prison in the United States on charges of
espionage, conspiracy and theft related to Wiki Leaks' publishing of
secret U.S. government cables.


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