Julian Assange: WikiLeaks founder denied bail by UK court due to continued concerns he could abscond
Julian Assange should not be released on bail while he waits for the United States to launch an appeal to extradite him, a British judge has ruled. The decision means the WikiLeaks founder will continue to be held in Belmarsh Prison in London, where he has been detained for more than a year. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser, who also ruled this week that the 49-year-old should not be sent back to the US, denied the bail request on Wednesday, saying there were still reasonable grounds to believe he could escape. She cited Assange's track record as one such reason, including the time he famousl...
Source: euronews.com