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00:00 "The UK is a bastard!"
00:04 After 13 years in court battles, it could be his final chance to fight his extradition
00:09 to the United States.
00:11 Here at London's High Court is where Julian Assange's supporters have gathered in full
00:15 force before his last legal roll of the dice in Britain, determining whether he's exhausted
00:21 the right to appeal extradition in the UK.
00:23 "The world's mad at the minute and we need people like Assange to come out and tell the
00:28 truth, you know, expose what's going on."
00:31 "Assange for us, for me, he's a hero.
00:34 He's an advocate for truth, peace, justice.
00:37 It's really important that he's free, not just for journalism but for everyone that's
00:41 actually walking this planet.
00:44 His work affects us because he's exposing injustices throughout the world."
00:49 The US is pressing to extradite Australian-born Assange to try him for 17 charges of espionage
00:54 for publishing thousands of classified documents and if convicted he risks 175 years in prison.
01:02 Assange himself was not present due to ill health according to his lawyer and those close
01:07 to him believe his life would strongly be in danger in the US.
01:11 "This case is an admission by the United States that they now criminalise investigative journalism.
01:18 It's an attack on all journalists all over the world.
01:22 Julian is a political prisoner and his life is at risk.
01:27 What happened to Navalny can happen to Julian.
01:32 He has to be released."
01:34 His wife has also raised the possibility of applying to the European Court of Human Rights
01:38 for an emergency injunction should the London case be unsuccessful.
01:42 The hearings are expected to last two days.