>>15169339 Julian Assange can be extradited to the US, court rules 10 December 2021, 10:22 GMT https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59608641.amp
Updated 3 minutes ago Julian Assange has moved closer to being extradited from the UK to the US, after the US government won the latest stage in its extradition bid. The US had appealed a January UK court ruling that the Wikileaks founder could not be extradited due to concerns over his mental health. But judges ruled the risk of suicide was excluded by assurances from the US. He is wanted in the US over the publication of thousands of classified documents in 2010 and 2011. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59608641.amp
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US wins appeal in UK over extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange Latika Bourke - December 10, 2021 London: The United States is a step closer to extraditing Julian Assange to face trial over the WikiLeaks cables after securing a victory in Britain’s High Court. Lord Justice Holyrode overturned a previous judge’s ruling that Assange should not face legal proceedings in the United States because he might commit suicide. Assange is wanted by the US Department of Justice over the leaking of hundreds of thousands of classified cables obtained by hacking more than a decade ago. His lawyers have argued that his behaviour was that of a journalist, something that has already been rejected by the British courts. But he has also argued, through his lawyers, that he could commit suicide if held in a US supermax prison. Earlier this year, a judge accepted as the reason for barring his extradition to the US. The US government appealed leading to Friday’s decision handed down in the High Court and provided the court with new assurances that Assange would not be held in solitary confinement and could serve out any sentence in Australia. Assange’s partner and mother of two of his children, Stella Moris, attended the hearing. Earlier she said she hoped the High Court would free Julian in time for Christmas. “I hope the High Court will bring this abusive and vindictive extradition to an end today so that our children will be able to spend Christmas with their father,” she said. More to come https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/us-wins-appeal-in-uk-over-extradition-of-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-20211210-p59gjr.html
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