LONDON—A British court docket on Monday is established to start off inspecting regardless of whether to extradite Julian Assange to the U.S. to stand trial on spying fees, the most current episode in Washington’s pursuit of the WikiLeaks founder for publishing a trove of solution files relating to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
A ultimate decision on extradition, nonetheless, could nonetheless be a long time absent, legal professionals say. A lawyer for Mr. Assange claimed a verdict isn’t predicted until eventually late summer time or the tumble and will just about undoubtedly be appealed, environment the stage for a protracted…