the hearing has been ongoing in the mariana islands. thejudge says julian assange the mariana islands. thejudge sastulian assange will walk away a free man that s the information coming in from the remote us territory. the wikileaks founder has been fighting extradition to the us on espionage charges for over a decade now. let s take a look at the key dates that have brought us to this point. the wikileaks cofounder has been fighting extradition to the us on espionage charges for over a decade. let s look at the key dates that have brought us here. in 2010, julian assange was part of a flood of classified military files and diplomatic cables spilled by wikileaks that year. months later, an international arrest warrant was issued. sweden wanted to question him about sexual assault allegations made by two women. to avoid extradition, he sought refuge in ecuador s london embassy. he d spend seven years there. but in 2019 in a dramatic moment he was dragged out of the embas