BBCNEWS BBC June 26, 2024
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 ...