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July 23, 2018

Ecuador Preparing to Hand Julian Assange Over to British Authorities
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Ecuador's president has cleared the way for his government to withdraw
asylum protection for Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange and to hand him
over to British authorities. That's according to The Intercept, which
reports Assange could soon face a prison term of up to two years if he's
convicted of contempt of court for missing a bail hearing, after he
holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London more than five years ago,
seeking to avoid a Swedish sexual assault investigation. He was later
cleared of any of those charges by Sweden. This comes as the Trump
administration is reportedly planning to seek Assange's extradition to
the U.S., where he could face espionage charges.


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