Assange wins: judge rules he will kill himself if he is extradited to the US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has won his battle against extradition to the US after a judge accepted he would be a suicide risk if locked away in an American jail. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser denied the request to put the 49-year-old Australian on trial for espionage and hacking. Assange, sat in a blue suit with crossed legs, clasped his hands and fiddled with his ring as the ruling was announced. Full ruling here: USA-v-Assange-judgment-040121 He is wanted in the US…