The next hearing on the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is scheduled for May 30, a TASS correspondent reported from the Westminster Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Presiding Judge Michael Snow also ruled that the extended hearing on the Assange case will be held on June 12.
The WikiLeaks founder, who did not appear in the courtroom, said via a video link-up from the place of his custody that he did not want to be extradited to the US.
A spokesperson for WikiLeaks told that two new hearings would be held on these dates as the judge’s schedule was yet unknown. By June 12, the US Department of Justice should announce the final charges for Assange’s extradition.
On Wednesday, London’s Southwark Crown Court sentenced Assange to 50 weeks in prison for violating the conditions of his bail in 2012. Assange, who had been released on 200,000 pounds ($260,000) bail, hid at Ecuador’s embassy and demanded political asylum. Judge Deborah Taylor said Assange would be able to be released on parole after serving just a half of his sentence.