Julian Assange has told a London court he does not consent to an extradition request from the United States over charges related to leaks of classified government material.
Charges against Assange involved one of the biggest compromises of US classified informationThe typically defiant WikiLeaks founder appeared at a packed Westminster Magistrates' Court via video-link, telling the court he would not surrender for doing award-winning work that had"protected" people.
"I do not wish to surrender myself for doing journalism that has won many, many awards and protected many, many people," he said from Belmarsh prison, wearing a black blazer, pale t-shirt, jeans and sneakers.
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