The founder of Wikileaks, 52-year-old Julian Assange, may not be extradited to the United States, according to sources of the American newspaper Wall Street Journal, reports UNN.
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It is noted that Assange risks being prosecuted for espionage if he is extradited from the UK to the US.
However, the US financial newspaper cites sources in the US Department of Justice who say that the US is considering finding Assange guilty of a lesser offense. This would allow him to be released from a British prison and avoid extradition.
The US Department of Justice is considering allowing Julian Assange to plead guilty to a reduced charge of misusing classified information, according to people with knowledge of the matter, opening up the possibility of a deal that could eventually lead to his release from a British prison
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