The Guardian view on extraditing Julian Assange: don’t do it | Editorial

The US case against the WikiLeaks founder is an assault on press freedom and the public’s right to knowSweden’s decision to drop an investigation into a rape allegation against Julian Assange has both illuminated the situation of the WikiLeaks founder and made it more pressing. He must be defended against extradition to the United States in a case that digs at the foundations of freedom and democracy in both Britain and the US, and could see him sentenced to a total of 175 years.Mr A