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A British court has refused to extradite Wikileaks founderJulian Assange to the United States for trial in regards to charges under the Espionage Act.
Extradition to the U.S. would be unjust and oppressive to Assange's mental health, British Magistrate Vanessa Baraitser said in her decision Monday, reported NPR.
A psychiatrist who analyzed Assange during his time in prison in London, told Baraitser that Assange was at a very high risk of committing suicide if he ended up in a U.S. prison.
Assange was facing 18 counts tied to charges dating from 2010. He is accused by the U.S. government of conspiring with Chelsea Manning, a former intelligence analyst in the U.S. Army, in a coordinated effort to compromise U.S. government computer networks, and to obtain and publish classified documents.
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President Trump should pardon him to save him from being Arkacided!
President Trump should pardon him to save him from being Arkancided!