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Home Secretary approves Assange extradition

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June 17, 2022

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The Home Secretary Priti Patel has approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States where he is facing espionage charges.

The WikiLeaks founder has been wanted by the US government since 2010 on espionage charges.

Sky's Ivor Bennett looks at the background to the case and hears why Assange's friends believe he is a "political prisoner".

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