Julian Assange will face his official extradition hearings in February 2020, following a Friday ruling by the U.K.’s Westminster Magistrates Court.

The U.S. requested that the U.K. hand the WikiLeaks founder over to face a series of charges, including under the Espionage Act, and the U.K.’s Home Secretary signed off on the request earlier this week, but it will now be many months until those proceedings get fully underway.

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