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| British Home Secretary signs extradition order to send Julian Assange to US | British Home Secretary signs extradition order to send Julian Assange to US |
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| Britain's Home Secretary has revealed he has signed a request for the extradition of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange to the US, where he is accused of violating the Espionage Act. | |
| Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today program, Sajid Javid said that he signed and certified the papers on Wednesday, with the order going before the UK courts on Friday. | |
| The US justice department has filed 17 new charges against the Australian journalist. In May, he was additionally charged with one count of conspiring with Chelsea Manning, the former intelligence analyst and whistleblower, to gain access to the US Pentagon network. | |
| Assange is currently serving a prison sentence in the UK for jumping bail. The 47 year-old was too ill to appear last month at the latest hearing at Westminster magistrates court in relation to the US request. | |
| The hearing has been rescheduled for Friday and, depending on the state of his health, may take place at Belmarsh prison, where he is being held. | |
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