Assange tells extradition hearing, “I’ve protected many people”

The full extradition hearing was some months away, Judge Michael Snow told the court. “The charge relates to one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States,” said Ben Brandon, the lawyer representing the United States. Asked at a preliminary hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court whether he agreed to be extradited to the United States, Assange, appearing via a video link from a British prison, said: “I do not wish to surrender for extradition. The case was adjourned until May 30 for a procedural hearing with a more substantial hearing planned for June 12. Police had moved into the embassy to arrest Assange after Ecuador revoked his asylum.

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