The United States is one step closer to its goal to extradite Julian Assange.
The United States is one step closer to its goal to extradite Julian Assange.
Context: Washington has been in a battle to put the Wikileaks founder on trial for spying.
The appeal was granted because the lords found that the United States assurances that ” Mr. Assange wouldn’t be held under the strictest maximum-security conditions if extradited were sufficient to clear the path to extradition.”
What this means: This isn’t the end of a case. Mr. Assange and his team will likely appeal the ruling, setting up weeks or months of litigation.
What people are saying:
The High Court has ruled that Julian #Assange can be extradited to the US. "How can it be fair, how can it be right, how can it be possible, to extradite Julian to the very country which plotted to kill him?" said Stella Moris. Mark this day as fascism casts off its disguises.
— John Pilger (@johnpilger) December 10, 2021
BREAKING: High Court decision “Grave miscarriage of justice,” says Julian Assange’s fiancée, as a UK court overturns an earlier decision blocking the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States | @StellaMoris1 #FreeAssangeNOW #AssangeCase pic.twitter.com/Jc98oAfvuP
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) December 10, 2021
Lol. Your administration is the reason why #Assange is still in prison!
— Tris_Stock (@WPB_Tris) December 9, 2021
If you want to be taken seriously on the world stage, you could start by dropping extradition proceedings against him.
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