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The Assange judgment – a stunning victory for free speech, common sense and humanity
TIM DAWSON reports from the Old Bailey

AS Judge Vanessa Baraitser started to deliver her ruling in the Old Bailey’s number two court yesterday, nothing felt right. 

Proceedings started late. Julian Assange slumped in the dock, surrounded by bullet-proof glass, his clothes flapping slightly around his diminished frame. 

The Don’t Extradite Assange campaign had decided against a rally outside the court building because of the risk of spreading Covid-19. The very air tasted sour.

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