London court: British do not extradite Assange to the US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the United States. That was decided by a London court. The reason is the detention conditions that awaited him there. The United States announced the appointment.

A London court has ruled: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States. The 49-year-old Australian was not extradited due to prison conditions awaiting him in the United States, the court said.

US prosecutors charge him with espionage because the exposure platform released confidential US military documents a decade ago. If convicted, Assange would have threatened up to 175 years in prison in the United States. The United States announced that it would appeal.