Julian Assange's Jailing "Undermines" UK On Press Freedom: Wikileaks
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In January, a London judge refused to grant a US request for Assange's extradition, but also refused him bail until a US appeal against that verdict is heard.
The continued imprisonment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has damaged Britain's record on press freedom, the website's editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson said on Friday. In January, a London judge refused to grant a US request for Assange's extradition, but also refused him bail until a US appeal against that verdict is heard. "The fact that Julian is still in prison seriously undermines the United Kingdom's ability to proclaim that they are defenders of the freedom of the press all over the world," Hrafnsson told reporters. Assange, a 49-year-old Australian, is wanted in Washington to face 18 charges relating to the 2010 release by WikiLeaks of 500,000 secret files detailing aspects of military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq.More Related News