WikiLeaks’ Assange Denied Bail by London Court Over Risk He Might Abscond Again

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was denied bail on Wednesday by a British judge who said there was a risk he might flee justice.

Stella Morris, partner of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Editor in Chief of WikiLeaks Kristinn Hrafnsson and WikiLeaks Ambassador Joseph Farrell arrive at the Westminster Magistrates Court ahead of a hearing as lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange seek bail for their client in London, Britain on Jan. 6, 2021. Hannah McKay/Reuters

LONDON—WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was denied bail on Jan. 6 by a British judge who said there was a risk he might flee justice while the United States tries again to secure his extradition.

Assange, who has spent more than eight years either holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London or in jail, had asked to be freed on bail after the court ruled on Jan. 4 that he shouldn’t be extradited because he would be at risk of suicide.