WikiLeaks' Assange Says His Life at Stake in Extradition Fight
- Assange appears via video-link from high-security prison
- Assange charged by U.S. with endangering national security
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a London court that his life was “effectively at stake” as he battled being sent to the U.S. to face charges that he endangered national security.
Appearing via videolink from the high-security Belmarsh prison, Assange said observers “should not fall into believing that WikiLeaks is anything but a publisher.” He spoke after a judge at Westminster Magistrates Court ordered that his full five-day hearing begin on Feb. 25.