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Julian Assange appeals to UK court against extradition to U.S.

By FRANK GRIFFITHS, Associated Press
Published: July 1, 2022, 12:55pm
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FILE - Buildings are reflected in the window as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London, Wednesday May 1, 2019. Assange has appealed against the British's government decision last month to order his extradition to the U.S. The appeal was filed Friday, July 1, 2022 at the High Court, the latest twist in a decade-long legal saga sparked by his website's publication of classified U.S. documents.
FILE - Buildings are reflected in the window as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London, Wednesday May 1, 2019. Assange has appealed against the British's government decision last month to order his extradition to the U.S. The appeal was filed Friday, July 1, 2022 at the High Court, the latest twist in a decade-long legal saga sparked by his website's publication of classified U.S. documents. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File) Photo Gallery

LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appealed against the British’s government decision last month to order his extradition to the U.S.

The appeal was filed Friday at the High Court, the latest twist in a decade-long legal saga sparked by his website’s publication of classified U.S. documents. No further details about the appeal were immediately available.

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