A Julian Assange supporter reacts outside the Westminster Magistrates Court after Julian Assange was denied bail at a hearing in the court in London, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.
On Monday Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled that Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the US.
(AP Photo/Matt Dunham)LONDON โ A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to WikiLeaksโ founder Julian Assange, ordering him to remain in a high-security prison while U.K. courts decide whether he will be sent to the United States to face espionage charges.
It is illogical.โSeveral dozen Assange supporters gathered outside London's Westminster Magistrates' Court, shouting โFree Assange.โ Police said seven people were arrested for breaching coronavirus lockdown rules.
In 2012, Assange jumped bail and sought refuge inside the Ecuadorian Embassy, where he was beyond the reach of U.K. and Swedish authorities โ but also effectively was a prisoner in the tiny diplomatic mission.