from Sputnik News:
Assange was arrested by UK authorities on 11 April at the request of the US government. The whistleblower now faces extradition to the United States on charges of conspiring to break into a Pentagon computer to leak classified information.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange told a London court on Thursday that he does not want to face extradition to the United States.
At a court hearing, he stated that he was doing “journalism that has won many awards”, and he is determined to fight extradition.
Julian Assange has appeared by video from Belmarsh. Is asked by judge if he wants to consent to US extradition.
"I do not wish to surrender myself for extradition for doing journalism that has won many many awards and protected many people"
Judge: "I'll take that as a decline"
— Ben Quinn (@BenQuinn75) 2 May 2019
His statement was made during a hearing on Washington’s request to send Assange to the US which started at 10 am local time (09:00 GMT) in Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
Meanwhile, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported that Washington failed to provide complete information regarding the whistleblower’s extradition, therefore, the UK court has ordered it to provide documents by 12 June.Earlier in the day, a spokesperson of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade commented on the whistlerblower’s case saying that the Australian government continues to provide WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with consular assistance, while he is currently in custody in the United Kingdom.
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