On Oakland visit, family of WikiLeaks founder Assange rally to his defense

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, currently detained in London, could face 175 years in prison if he is extradited to the United States for leaking top-secret government documents over a decade ago.

A British judge refused to follow the United States’ extradition requests this January, in fear Assange would commit suicide in solitary confinement. In response, the U.S. Department of Justice said it would continue to pursue his extradition.