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UK decides Assange can appeal US extradition - Maxmars - 05-21-2024
The ongoing punishment that Julian Assange has been enduring over many years appears to be at least approaching some form of resolution.
Most familiar with the account will know that there is a lot (and by a lot, I means tons and tons) of resentment about the efforts of Julian Assange to expose and share questionable documentation regarding the activities and undertakings of many politically appointed people across the globe.
The list of 'political celebrities,' and talking head media personalities that have been lambasting Assange continuously defies listing... there are just too many. And once his "custody' was secured... the US announced it's intention to try him criminally... The UK was patient though, and finally a few judges appear to have made a ruling which will no doubt inflame those in the US who are 'out for blood.'
From HITBSecNews: WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Can Appeal His Extradition to the US, British Court Says
Two judges at the High Court in London today said Assange can officially challenge his extradition order from the United Kingdom in the long-running dispute over the leaking and publication of military secrets.
Following a two-hour hearing, at which Assange was not present due to health issues, the judges allowed Assange to appeal his extradition on freedom of speech and freedom of expression grounds. The decision, the latest in a years-long legal battle, follows a UK High Court ruling in May that asked the US government to provide more “assurances” about the conditions Assange would face if he was extradited. In that instance, the court said it required more convincing that Assange would have free speech protections, his Australian nationality would not prejudice him in any trial, and he would not later be sentenced to death.
The judges, Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson, have now considered arguments from both sides on the three issues and decided to allow Assange to appeal the “assurances” about how his trial would be conducted and First Amendment grounds. (Assange’s team did not contest assurances from the US government that he would not be given the death penalty.)
We shall see how the interface between the US and UK justice systems really works.
