.ON MAY 20TH the High Court in London ruled that Julian Assange should be actually granted a hearing on a brand-new charm against his extradition to The United States. Mr Assange, the co-founder of WikiLeaks and also an Australian nationwide, has actually been actually defending much more than 13 years to stay in Britain. This most current charm, through which he will argue that United States has actually refrained sufficient to assure his rights as an accused, is just one of the few lawful pathways he has left behind. If extradited, he will face 18 charges of espionage and also computer hacking: together they hold an optimal sentence of 175 years behind bars, though United States has actually mentioned he is very likely to provide just four to 6. Mr Assange's supporters call him a "political prisoner" and claim (without proof) that the instance versus him is "set up". What is he affirmed to possess performed?