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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Holly Bancroft

Julian Assange: Order issued for Wikileaks founder’s extradition to the United States to face spying charges

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Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States moved one step closer today with a London court issuing an order for his transfer to the country to face charges of espionage.

The WikiLeak’s founder is wanted in America over the publication of hundreds of thousands of leaked documents relating to the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.

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