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A British court has ordered the deportation of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States for trial.
Julian Assange caused a stir on the WikiLeaks website by revealing US military secrets about the 2010 Iraq and US wars. . In 2012, Assange sought refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy.
The Ecuadorian embassy refused to grant asylum because it continued to divulge secrets. A British court has ordered his deportation to the United States in 2019 after his re-arrest and imprisonment.
British Home Secretary Preity Zinta has the final say on whether to deport him. Assange has until May 18 to present his case.