Lawyers to seek French asylum for Assange

Updated February 21 2020 - 6:03am, first published 5:57am
Julian Assange's lawyers say they plan to seek asylum for him in France.
Julian Assange's lawyers say they plan to seek asylum for him in France.

Julian Assange's European defence team says it will try to seek asylum in France for the WikiLeaks founder, whose trial for extradition to the United States on spying charges starts next week in London.