British justice authorizes the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, to challenge the court decision authorizing his extradition to the United States. On December 10, the High Court in London ruled that Julian Assange could indeed be extradited to the United States. She had thus considered sufficient the guarantees provided by the Americans on her conditions of detention.
The High Court in London decided on January 24 to allow Julian Assange to challenge his extradition. In December 2021, this same body had overturned on appeal the refusal to extradite the 50-year-old Australian to the United States and opened the door to a departure considering that written guarantees had been provided by the American authorities on the conditions of detention of the accused. The Americans have also raised the possibility that he could ask to serve his sentence in Australia.
Today’s decision is a victory for the founder of Wikileaks who, in the event of refusal, risked leaving within 28 days. ” I have no words to say how relieved I am “Reacted Sue Barnett, 61, questioned by AFP met before the High Court in London.
Stella Morris, his fiancee, made a statement: What happened in court is exactly what we hoped for. But we don’t forget that until this case is dropped, Julian continues to suffer… Our fight continues and we will continue until his release. “, recount RFI correspondent in London, Marie Boeda.
Julian Assange, the Australian behind WikiLeaks, faces up to 175 years in prison for having allowed the dissemination of more than 700,000 classified documents on American military activities, especially on Iraqi and Afghan grounds.
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