Julian Assange, Wiki Leaks founder, delays his extradition
3:01 PM EDT, March 26, 2024
High Court in London, in the name of the United Kingdom government, has ruled that the United States shall give more detailed information as to back up and bolster the argumentation behind the appeal for extradition of Julian Assange.
The United States authorities argue that Julian Assange has leaked information regarding the country's safety and risked the lives and safety of the United States' citizens and for that he shall be prosecuted. United Kingdom COurt disagrees with that line of argumentation or at least it needs more explanations reagarding the case. The extradition date of Julien Assange is further fended off as the trial is running for many years now.
The United Kingdom Court has also further concerns over what the intentions of the U.S. authorities are. They demand proof that Assange shall not receive the death penalty.
CNN News reports on details:
In a ruling Tuesday, a panel of two judges said Assange, an Australian citizen, would not be extradited immediately and gave the US three weeks to give a series of assurances around Assange’s First Amendment rights, and that he would not receive the death penalty.
If the US fails to give these, Assange would be allowed to appeal his extradition at a hearing in May. The ruling potentially offers Assange an extraordinary lifeline in a years-long saga that saw him shoot to global prominence for revealing what he described previously to CNN as “compelling evidence of war crimes” committed by US-led coalition and Iraqi government forces.
To read the full article by CNN go to: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/26/uk/julian-assange-us-extradition-appeal-intl-gbr/index.html
Sources: BBC News; CNN News
