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  • Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, has been denied bail by a London court on the grounds that he may be a flight risk, citing the seven years he spent evading authorities by hiding in Ecuador's embassy there.

  • The ruling came only days after he secured a victory in his effort to stop his extradition to the United States from Britain.

  • At the time, a court ruled he should not be extradited because he'd be at risk of suicide, and after that victory he asked to be released on bail.

  • But the U.

  • S government is still pursuing him in the British legal system.

  • On on Wednesday, a judge at London's Westminster Magistrates Court said Quote, the outcome of this appeal is not yet known.

  • This was the reaction of his partner, Stella Morris, outside the court.

  • This is a huge disappointment.

  • Julian should not be in Belmarsh prison in the first place.

  • I urge the Department of Justice to drop the charges on the president of the United States Department.

  • Julian A.

  • Sand, has spent the last eight years either in prison or holed up in Ecuador's embassy, step away from the sides.

  • He's accused of espionage against the United States and conspiracy toe hack government computers.

  • Some of Wikileaks most notable leaks include the Hillary Clinton campaign emails in 2016 military logs from the war in Afghanistan.

  • Diplomatic cables on the gun camera video of American attack helicopters killing a dozen people in Iraq in 2007, including two Reuters journalists.

  • Supporters off a sand say he's a hero for exposing what they believe her abuse of power by the United States opponents cast him is a dangerous man who's undermined the safety of the West.

Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, has been denied bail by a London court on the grounds that he may be a flight risk, citing the seven years he spent evading authorities by hiding in Ecuador's embassy there.

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