LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appealed towards the British’s authorities resolution final month to order his extradition to the U.S.
The enchantment was filed Friday on the Excessive Court docket, the newest twist in a decade-long authorized saga sparked by his web site’s publication of categorised U.S. paperwork. No additional particulars in regards to the enchantment have been instantly obtainable.
Assange’s supporters staged protests earlier than his 51st birthday this weekend, together with his spouse Stella Assange amongst individuals who gathered outdoors the House Workplace on Friday to name for his launch from jail.
Julian Assange has battled in British courts for years to keep away from being despatched to the US, the place he faces 17 costs of espionage and one cost of laptop misuse.
American prosecutors say the Australian citizen helped US Military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning steal categorised diplomatic cables and army recordsdata that WikiLeaks later printed, placing lives in danger.
To his supporters, Assange is a secrecy-busting journalist who uncovered US army wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A British court docket dominated in April that Assange could possibly be despatched to face trial within the US, sending the case to the UK authorities for a choice. House Secretary Priti Patel signed an order on June 17 authorizing Assange’s extradition.
The Australian authorities has been beneath mounting strain to intervene, however final month Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rejected requires him to publicly demand that Washington drop its prosecution of Assange.
Assange’s supporters and attorneys preserve he was performing as a journalist and is entitled to First Modification protections of freedom of speech. They argue that the case is politically motivated, that he would face inhumane therapy and be unable to get a good trial within the US.
Assange stays in London’s high-security Belmarsh Jail, the place he has been since he was arrested in 2019 for skipping bail throughout a separate authorized battle. Earlier than that, he spent seven years contained in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to keep away from extradition to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault.
Sweden dropped the intercourse crimes investigations in November 2019 as a result of a lot time had elapsed, however British judges have stored Assange in jail pending the end result of the extradition case.
The enchantment was filed Friday on the Excessive Court docket, the newest twist in a decade-long authorized saga sparked by his web site’s publication of categorised U.S. paperwork. No additional particulars in regards to the enchantment have been instantly obtainable.
Assange’s supporters staged protests earlier than his 51st birthday this weekend, together with his spouse Stella Assange amongst individuals who gathered outdoors the House Workplace on Friday to name for his launch from jail.
Julian Assange has battled in British courts for years to keep away from being despatched to the US, the place he faces 17 costs of espionage and one cost of laptop misuse.
American prosecutors say the Australian citizen helped US Military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning steal categorised diplomatic cables and army recordsdata that WikiLeaks later printed, placing lives in danger.
To his supporters, Assange is a secrecy-busting journalist who uncovered US army wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A British court docket dominated in April that Assange could possibly be despatched to face trial within the US, sending the case to the UK authorities for a choice. House Secretary Priti Patel signed an order on June 17 authorizing Assange’s extradition.
The Australian authorities has been beneath mounting strain to intervene, however final month Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rejected requires him to publicly demand that Washington drop its prosecution of Assange.
Assange’s supporters and attorneys preserve he was performing as a journalist and is entitled to First Modification protections of freedom of speech. They argue that the case is politically motivated, that he would face inhumane therapy and be unable to get a good trial within the US.
Assange stays in London’s high-security Belmarsh Jail, the place he has been since he was arrested in 2019 for skipping bail throughout a separate authorized battle. Earlier than that, he spent seven years contained in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to keep away from extradition to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault.
Sweden dropped the intercourse crimes investigations in November 2019 as a result of a lot time had elapsed, however British judges have stored Assange in jail pending the end result of the extradition case.
