Assange kept inside

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was refused bail by the judge who said he should not be extradited to the US over fears he would kill himself. District Vanessa Baraitser had ruled Assange, 49, should not face extradition because he would be a suicide risk if locked away in a maximum security American jail. But lawyers for the US government immediately announced they would appeal against Judge Baraitser’s decision. She refused Assange bail pending the appeal and said: ‘The outcome of…

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