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UK judge rules WikiLeaks’ Assange should not be extradited to United States – Metro US

UK judge rules WikiLeaks’ Assange should not be extradited to United States

FILE PHOTO: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a speech from
FILE PHOTO: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London

LONDON (Reuters) – A British judge ruled on Monday that WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face charges of breaking a spying law and conspiring to hack government computers.

Judge Vanessa Baraitser said she had refused his extradition to the United States because of fears that he could commit suicide.

(Reporting by Michael Holden; Editing by Kate Holton)