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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Bail Set at $315k

Prosecutors are appealing a decision by a London judge today to grant bail to embattled Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Assange's lawyer, Mark Stephens, said his client was "very pleased" with the London court's ruling, but said before the appeal was announced that raising the $315,000 cash bond would take "an inordinately long period of time." "Meanwhile, an innocent man remains in jail... in Dickensian conditions," Stephens said. A judgment on the appeal is expected within 48...Full Story
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