US provides assurances to prevent Julian Assange appeal against extradition
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Death penalty not to be imposed, but WikiLeaks founder’s wife says he will not be afforded first amendment protectionsThe US has provided assurances to the high court in London in an attempt to prevent a last-ditch appeal by Julian Assange against extradition, but the WikiLeaks founder’s wife has dismissed them as “weasel words”.Last month, two judges deferred a decision on whether Assange, who is trying to avoid being prosecuted in the US on espionage charges relating to the publication of...

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