The United States won an appeal in London's High Court to have Wikileaks founder Julian Assange extradited to face criminal charges, including breaking a spying law and conspiring to hack government computers:
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Mr Assange is wanted to face trial for the publication by WikiLeaks in 2010 of classified military documents relating to the US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett and Lord Justice Holroyde ruled in favour of the US on Friday. The long-running case has become a cause celebre for free speech, with Mr Assange's supporters arguing WikiLeaks has the same rights as other media to publish secret material in the public interest.
Mr Assange has been in custody since 2019, despite having served a previous sentence for breaching bail conditions in a separate case.