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US makes formal extradition request to Britain for Julian Assange of WikiLeaks

By Jerry Dunleavy
Published June 11, 2019 1:36am ET
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US makes formal extradition request to Britain for Julian Assange of WikiLeaks
Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, opens the door to a balcony to speak to media and supporters at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, U.K., on on Friday, May 19, 2017. Assange hailed a Swedish decision to drop a rape probe against him, but said he won't leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he has sought refuge for the past five years as long as he remains a target in the U.S. and U.K. | (Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg)

The Department of Justice has made its formal request to the United Kingdom to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

The U.S. made this official extradition request to the U.K. last Thursday, June 6, according to “a U.S. official who spoke on background to discuss a sensitive matter” as initially reported by the Washington Post.

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