Mr. Assange defiantly raised a fist to supporters who jammed the public gallery in Westminster Magistrates Court. Assange wore a blue sweater and a blue sports jacket for the hearing, and wore his silvery-gray hair slicked back. He said Mr. Assange would mount a political defense that will be laborious to prepare. The public gallery was jammed with Mr. Assange’s supporters, including former London Mayor Ken Livingstone, and outside the courthouse others carried placards calling for Mr. Assange to be released. U.S. authorities accuse Mr. Assange of scheming with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to break a password for a classified government computer.

Source: The Hindu October 21, 2019 13:07 UTC