Assange’s Extradition Hearings End With Warnings That ‘Journalism is on Trial’ From WikiLeaks Chief

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The substantive hearings in the extradition case of Julian Assange came to a close one day early after nearly four full weeks of intense witness testimony and cross-examination. Closing submissions will be made by the parties in late October and mid-November and the judge’s decision will be delivered in January 2021.

The second phase of Julian Assange’s substantive extradition hearings came to a close on 1 October 2020, 14 years to the day that WikiLeaks‘ domain name was first registered. The final hearing was largely consumed by technical arguments regarding the submission of further witness statements and evidence, much of which was disallowed by the judge on the argument that the defence were out of time.

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