The British foreign Secretary Jeremy hunt, who is a candidate for the position of head of the government said that would not obstruct the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the US authorities in the event of his Premiership. in interview to television channel CBS hunt said that Assange " has committed some very serious crimes." Responding to a question by the speaker, He would obstruct the extradition of founder Wikileaks on the request of the United States, the Minister said: "I would if I was Julian Assange brought to justice? No, I just didn't." Assange has become famous for the publications exposing the illegal actions of the US during military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. He also published the materials about the conditions of detention in the US Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. then he was charged with sexual harassment and rape in Sweden in 2010. Assange denied the charges. Since 2012, the Founder of Wikileaks is hiding in the Embassy of Ecuador in London. On the morning of the eleventh of April 2019 Assange got busted on a warrant issued in 2012 for his failure to appear in court and requirements of the authorities of Sweden and the United States. The first of may, he was sentenced to eleven 5-month prison for violating the terms of bail. Last week the US government filed fresh charges Assange with espionage and disclosure of official information. Now he faces up to 175 years of punishment. The court is expected to decide on the issue of extradition of the journalist to the States. <span style="color:darkgray