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Why Julian Assange's extradition case is taking so long

.ON MAY 20TH the High Judge in London ruled that Julian Assange should be actually approved a hearing on a brand new charm against his extradition to America. Mr Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks and an Australian nationwide, has actually been actually defending more than 13 years to stay in Britain. This most current allure, in which he will certainly dispute that America has actually not done good enough to ensure his civil liberties as a defendant, is just one of minority lawful pathways he has left behind. If extradited, he will face 18 costs of espionage and also personal computer hacking: together they carry an optimal sentence of 175 years in prison, though The United States has actually claimed he is most likely to offer just four to 6. Mr Assange's followers contact him a "political captive" and also mention (without documentation) that the instance versus him is actually "set up". What is he declared to possess performed?