Judge upholds Julian Assange arrest warrant

By Mandy Mayfield

Published February 6, 2018 7:03pm ET

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Judge upholds Julian Assange arrest warrant — British judge Emma Arbuthnot told lawyers, journalists, and Assange supporters at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court that she would uphold an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange (pictured above), according to a report. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File) | Frank Augstein

A British judge on Tuesday upheld an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Juilan Assange who has been confined to Ecuador’s embassy in London for more than 5 years.

“I am not persuaded the warrant should be withdrawn,” Emma Arbuthnot told lawyers, journalists, and Assange supporters at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court, according to the Associated Press.

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