WikiLeaks founder Assange starts final legal battle to avoid extradition to U.S.
by The Associated Press
Feb 20, 2024
2 minutes
LONDON — Julian Assange's lawyers will begin their final U.K. legal challenge on Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges.
The 52-year-old has been fighting extradition for more than a decade, including seven years in self-exile in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and the last five years in a high-security prison.
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