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John Richard Pilger is an Australian journalist, writer, scholar, and documentary filmmaker. He has mainly been based in Britain since 1962. He was also once visiting professor at Cornell University in New York.

Julian Assange: the judge is refusing to delay the extradition hearing

Feb 16,2020 7:22 am

Assange was clean-shaven and wore combed his white hair back as he appeared in the dock

A judge in London has rejected Julian Assange 's attempt to delay his extradition case.

The United States want to try, the Wikileaks founder over allegations of leaking government secrets.

His lawyers had asked for more time, "evidence", but District Judge Vanessa Baraitser refused, and said that a full hearing will start in February.

Assange, 48, muttered and made a break as he has his own name and date of birth in court.

The Judge for his personal details Asked, fragile-looking Assange, stuttered, apparently, it is hard to Remember When he was born, according to the BBC's Richard Galpin in court.

In his case at Westminster Magistrates' Court was adjourned, the Australians complained that he had not understood the proceedings, and said: "That's not fair. "

Assange added: "I can't research anything, I can't on my writing. It is very difficult where I Am . "

He told The Judge , he is against a "super" with the "unlimited resources" and that he is "not thinking properly".

Assange has been arrested, 50 weeks in may for breaching his bail conditions after walking in a hideout in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for almost seven years, to avoid extradition to Sweden over sex-crime allegations - which he denied.

He was due to release from Belmarsh prison in London last month, but there were "sound reasons" for the adoption, he was deprived of dignity.

In the court hearing on Monday, Assange is in prison, went to complain about the conditions in the high-security, where he is being held in a hospital ward.

'Legally unprecedented'

please to procedure for a three-month delay, Assange's lawyer Mark Summers QC told the court it was a "direct connection" between the "restoration" of The Investigation , and US President, Donald Trump management.

"Our case will be that this is a political trial, said the signal for journalists, the consequences of the release of information," he said. "It is legally unprecedented. "

Mr. Sommer also claimed that the US was involved in the Invasion of his client's legal privilege".

"The American state has to actively interfere in privileged discussions between Mr Assange and his lawyers in The Embassy , also illegal copying of their phones and computers (and) hooded men break into the offices," he said.

But district judge Baraitser, The Request to delay the hearing on extradition is refused.

Assange also said that case management hearing will take place on 19. December before the full extradition hearing begins next year.

On Twitter, Assange's mother, Christine, to the dozens of protesters who appeared outside the court building.

Ex-CIA contractor whistleblower Edward turned the quoted remarks of Assange, Snowden's legal team, saying

the Former mayor of London Ken Livingstone and the journalist John Pilger were among Assange supporters in The Public gallery.

last week, Assange's legal team said that the delivery was not the case



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Source of news: bbc.com

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