British court halts extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange vaticannews.va

It was news his supporters had been awaiting: a London court halted the extradition of the Australian born 49-year-old Julian Assange to the United States.

U.S. authorities wanted to prosecute him on 18 counts relating to WikiLeaks’ release of state secrets. They included vast troves of confidential American military records. Assange’s whistleblower website also released diplomatic cables that prosecutors claimed put lives in danger…

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