UK Judge Refuses US Extradition Request Of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange
* Assange, 48, won his legal battle against US authorities who wanted to put him on trial over spying charges
* The activist would have been held in the notorious Supermax jail in Colorado, called a 'fate worse than death'
* His lawyers will return to the Old Bailey on Wednesday for a bail application, when he could be freed from jail
* But is thought to be unlikely because US officials have declared intent to appeal decision to block extradition
* Judge Vanessa Baraitser said that Assange was a severe suicide risk and he would not be protected at US jail
Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the US to face spying charges due to the risk of him taking his own life in an American jail, a judge sensationally ruled today - raising the prospect he could be freed this week.
The WikiLeaks founder won his high-profile legal battle against US officials who wanted to put him on trial for conspiring to hack government computers and violating an espionage law by releasing confidential cables.
The 48-year-old, sat in a blue suit with crossed legs, wiped his brow after the decision was announced, while his fiancee, Stella Moris - with whom he has two young sons - wept.
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WNU Editor: This is a surprise. There is now a very good chance that he will be released.
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UK Judge Refuses US Extradition Request Of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange
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