Julian Assange to fight extradition to US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has confirmed that he will fight extradition to the United States, where he is accused of conspiring to hack a government computer.

  

At a court hearing today, Assange said he would not surrender to extradition for doing what he called journalism that has won many awards.



Assange appeared at a UK Court by video link from London's Belmarsh Prison. 

Assange is serving a 50-week sentence for skipping bail in 2012 and taking refuge in the embassy of Ecuador. The 47-year-old Australian was sentenced to jail by a UK court yesterday.