British court orders to delay extradition of WikiLeaks founder to the US on espionage charges. Two Supreme Court judges have indicated that they will grant Julian Assange a new appeal unless US authorities offer more guarantees about what will happen to him.
The case has been adjourned until May 20. If convicted, his lawyers said he could face up to 175 years in prison, although U.S. authorities said the sentence is likely to be much shorter. The US government asserted that Assange's actions went far beyond journalism by indiscriminately requesting, stealing and publishing classified documents.