A request by lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to delay his US extradition hearing has been rejected by a UK District Judge.
Judge Baraitser refused, saying Mr Assange's lawyers had had"ample time" before Monday to make the request.Mr Assange, who has spent 16 months in a British prison, sat in the dock at the Old Bailey criminal court and formally refused the US extradition demand.
"Julian Assange is the trigger, he is shining the light on all the corruption in the world," Ms Westwood said. US prosecutors say the evidence underscores Mr Assange's efforts to procure and release classified information, allegations that form the basis of criminal charges he already faces.Mr Summers accused US prosecutors of filing the new indictment"in desperation" because"they knew that they would lose" with their existing case.
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