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Why Julian Assange's extradition case is taking so long

.ON MAY 20TH the High Judge in London ruled that Julian Assange ought to be actually provided a hearing on a new allure against his extradition to The United States. Mr Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks and also an Australian nationwide, has been fighting for more than 13 years to remain in Britain. This newest beauty, through which he will certainly argue that The United States has refrained from doing enough to promise his rights as a defendant, is just one of the few legal methods he has left behind. If extradited, he will definitely deal with 18 costs of espionage as well as pc hacking: with each other they bring an optimal paragraph of 175 years behind bars, though The United States has stated he is probably to offer only 4 to 6. Mr Assange's promoters contact him a "political detainee" and also claim (without proof) that the case against him is "set up". What is he declared to have carried out?