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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy-Clare Martin

Julian Assange wins High Court bid to appeal against extradition to US over spying charges

AP

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has won a last-ditch bid to appeal his extradition to the United States to face espionage charges.

High Court judges on Monday granted him permission to appeal his removal to the US where he is being prosecuted over an alleged conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information over the publication of hundreds of thousands of leaked documents on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.

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