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Re:Assange Hearing Day 2 by JoeSmithson on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @10:52AM (#22424048)
The UK government are pursuing legal action against him because he is wanted in the US and the US government submitted an extradition request under the US-UK extradition treaty, and Assange is appealing it
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Re:Assange Hearing Day 2 by einpoklum on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @12:14PM (#22424966)
... and journalists should be asking why is the UK government helping the US in trying to put a publisher like Assange on trial, rather than repealing the extradition request.
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