British court suspends decision on Assange extradition hearing. Julian Assange, the founder of the whistle-blowing site WikiLeaks, has been indicted by American authorities on charges of publishing confidential information.
The United States requested his extradition, and a British court ordered his transfer in October, and the British government approved it. The reason for this is that he requested that the U.S. side not impose the death penalty on the defendant. Assange's wife Stella appealed to reporters for his release as soon as possible.