Assange to battle extradition to US at the Old Bailey

Julian Assange will resume his extradition battle at the Old Bailey in September. The WikiLeaks founder, 48, is wanted in the US for allegedly conspiring with army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to expose military secrets between January and May 2010. A US grand jury has indicted him on 18 charges – 17 of which fall under the Espionage Act – including conspiracy to receive, obtain and disclose classified diplomatic and military documents. The Australian has been held on remand in…