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Britain agrees to us request for extradition of Wikileaks founder Assange

original title: the British Home Secretary agreed with the US government's request to approve Assange's extradition order. According to foreign media reports, British Home Secretary said & middot; Javed confirmed on the 13th that he had signed the extradition agreement for Wikileaks founder Julian middot; Assange's order to the United States.

Javed said on the 13th: "the US extradition request will be filed in court tomorrow, but I signed the extradition order yesterday." He said that the case has been handed over to the court and the court will make a final decision.

Recently, the U.S. Department of justice officially requested the British government to extradite Assange to the United States to accuse him of allegedly attacking the U.S. government computer and violating the espionage law. He will face up to 175 years' imprisonment. Assange is expected to appear at the hearing held by the London Court on the U.S. extradition request on the 14th.

In 2010, Assange was charged with sexual harassment and rape in Sweden. Fearing extradition to Sweden, Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since June 2012 and was detained by the British police at the request of Sweden and the United States on April 11, 2019.

On May 1, the London court sentenced Assange to 50 weeks' imprisonment for violating bail regulations.