World ‘Not for doing journalism’: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said he does not want to surrender to US May 2, 2019 Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Not for doing journalism’: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said he does not want to surrender to US Thursday's hearing in London was the first in a U.S. extradition case likely to drag on for months, if not years, legal experts say.