WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has confirmed that he will fight extradition to the United States, where he is accused of conspiring to hack a government computer. At a court hearing yesterday, Assange said he would not surrender to extradition for doing what he called journalism that has won many awards.
Assange appeared at a UK Court by video link from London’s Belmarsh Prison. Assange is serving a 50-week sentence for skipping bail in 2012 and taking refuge in the embassy of Ecuador. The 47-year-old Australian was sentenced to jail by a UK court on Wednesday.