WikiLeaks founder's family holds press conference to oppose extradition to US. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, will be extradited from the UK to the US.
He has been indicted by the US authorities on charges of publishing confidential information of the US government and others on the internet. His wife, Stella, spoke at a press conference in London on the 15th and said, ''My husband has been in prison for five years and his physical and mental health is deteriorating. If he is extradited to the United States, he will die.''