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Julian Assange To Renege On Promise To Accept US Extradition For Chelsea Manning Clemency
- The Independent, Thursday, January 19, 2017 6:29 AM
WikiLeaks had pledged in a tweet that its founder would agree to be extradited to the US if Barack Obama granted clemency to Ms Manning, which he did in the final hours of his presidency. Mr Assange's lawyers initially seemed to suggest that promise would be carried through but it appears now that Mr Assange will stay inside the embassy.
