UK Court Delays Julian Assange’s Extradition To US

The BBC reports:

Julian Assange faces a further wait to see whether he can appeal against his extradition to the United States on 18 charges relating to the publication of sensitive intelligence.

Two judges at the High Court in London said they would give the United States government three weeks to provide assurances that Mr Assange could rely on the First Amendment to the US constitution (which protects free speech) and that he would not be prejudiced at trial or sentence by reason of his Australian nationality; nor would he be sentenced to death if convicted.

“If those assurances are not given, then leave to appeal will be given and there will then be an appeal hearing,” a summary of the judgment said.

Read the full article. The judges rejected claims that Assange is being prosecuted due to his “political opinions.”

NEW: A court in the U.K. has ordered a delay in the possible extradition of Julian Assange, allowing the WikiLeaks founder to continue his appeal fighting a transfer to the U.S. to face charges.https://t.co/8PNUjOuUxm

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