Julian Assange supporters gather outside court as extradition hearing starts

Two-day hearing will weigh up whether WikiLeaks founder can be granted leave to appeal against 2022 decision

Protesters have gathered outside court in support of Julian Assange as the WikiLeaks founder launches his latest attempt to fight his extradition to the US.

A two-day hearing in the high court in London will consider whether Australian-born Assange, who has been held in Belmarsh prison for almost five years, can be granted leave to appeal against an extradition decision made in 2022 by the then home secretary, Priti Patel.

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