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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Clea Skopeliti

First Thing: Court considers Assange’s last-ditch bid to fight US extradition

Julian Assange in May 2019
Julian Assange in May 2019. He has been held in Belmarsh prison in London for almost five years. Photograph: Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Images

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Lawyers for the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, will on Tuesday begin a final attempt to prevent his extradition to the US, where, if convicted, he may be sentenced to life imprisonment.

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