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Judge Baraitser indicated that the press should consider whether reporting of people associated with the Assange extradition hearing is in the public interest.
Vanessa Baraitser: “the woman’s right to a private family life was outweighed by the need for open justice.”
Under UK law extradition requests must be dismissed if the request has been made for political reasons or if there is any chance of the death penalty.