A gaunt, hesitant and apparently confused Julian Assange has told a London judge he is in an inequitable fight against a superpower which has been spying on his “interior life” and on confidential meetings with his legal team.

The WikiLeaks founder is trying to avoid extradition to the US to face 17 espionage charges and one computer hacking charge.

His legal team revealed on Monday they want to deal a knockout blow to the case against him, by establishing that the charges are a “political offence” for which extradition cannot be granted.

via Wikileaks’ Julian Assange says he’s in an unfair fight against a super power at extradition hearing