WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail

LONDON » A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, ordering him to remain in a high-security prison while U.K. courts decide whether he will be sent to the United States to face espionage charges.

District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said Assangemust remain in prison while the courts consider an appeal by U.S. authorities against her decision not to extradite him.

The judge said Assange “has an incentive to abscond” and there is a good chance hewould fail to return to court if freed.

On Monday, Baraitser rejected an American request to sendAssange to theU.S. to face spying charges overWikiLeaks’ publication of secret military documents a decade ago.