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Related: About this forumUK court allows US to appeal denial of Assange's extradition
Source: Associated Press
By JILL LAWLESS
July 7, 2021
LONDON (AP) Britains High Court has granted the U.S. government permission to appeal a decision that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be sent to the United States to face espionage charges.
The judicial office said Wednesday that the appeal had been granted and the case would be listed for a High Court hearing. No date has been set.
In January, a lower court judge refused an American request to send Assange to the U.S. to face spying charges over WikiLeaks publication of secret military documents a decade ago. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser denied extradition on health grounds, saying Assange was likely to kill himself if held under harsh U.S. prison conditions.
The judge ordered that Assange must remain in prison during any potential U.S. appeal, ruling that the Australian citizen has an incentive to abscond if he were freed.
Assange, 50, has been in London high-security Belmarsh Prison since he was arrested in April 2019 for skipping bail seven years earlier during a separate legal battle.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-europe-extradition-technology-government-and-politics-ab6adda997406ce29d41e07e50731509
Sunny Jim
(16 posts)Really bad in fact
marble falls
(56,353 posts)... don't you find it odd he only released information from Democratic administrations, not Republican?
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marble falls
(56,353 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
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LetMyPeopleVote
(143,998 posts)This man was an agent of the Russian government and needs to be tried for his crimes. Under the rules for extradition he cannot be subject to the death penalty. Criminals need to be punished and Assange broke the law
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Eugene
(61,592 posts)He is also considered a proven flight risk.
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Eugene
(61,592 posts)The extradition is the main case, and that's not over.
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LetMyPeopleVote
(143,998 posts)The man needs to be held accountable for crimes