He denies the allegations.
Assange faces 17 counts of espionage and one count of computer misuse under the U.S Espionage Act.
Journalism organizations worldwide say that the prosecution of Assange under the U.S.
Supporters of Julian Assange gather outside High Court in LondonCarl Court/Getty Images
Espionage Act would be a serious blow topress freedom.
Australia-born Assange founded his internet-based whistle-blower site WikiLeaks in 2006.
He left Sweden for the UK shortly after.
A London court ruled in 2011 he could be extradited back to Sweden.
Assange claimed political asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London in June 2012 to avoid being extradited to Sweden.
The High Court granted the U.S. government permission to appeal the ruling blocking Assanges extradition in July 2021.
The current appeal process is Assanges last avenue in the UK courts to block his extradition to the U.S.
