MOSCOW, Dec 2 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange addressed the European
«We confirm that the application has been received,» the publication says.< /p>
In the United States, Assange faces 175 years in prison. He was accused of disclosing the largest body of classified information in the history of the country. Now the 51-year-old Australian is trying to appeal to the London High Court an appeal against the decision to extradite him.
Assange rose to prominence in 2006 because of his work on the WikiLeaks website, which was founded to publish classified documents. In 2010, he made public footage of the US military. The footage showed how at least 18 civilians were killed after a US Air Force helicopter attack in Baghdad in 2007.
In 2010, WikiLeaks began publishing 250,000 US diplomatic documents.
In addition, Assange hosted a program on the RT channel, the premiere of a TV project called «The World Tomorrow» (The World Tomorrow) took place on April 17, 2012.