Julian Assange Loses US Extradition Challenge, Will Reappeal
Britain has given the go-ahead for his extradition and a judge at London's High Court ruled that Assange had no legal grounds to challenge the decision.
- WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange has lost his latest attempt to fight extradition from Britain to the United States where he is wanted on criminal charges, though he will renew his appeal this week.
"On Tuesday my husband Julian Assange will make a renewed application for appeal to the High Court. The matter will then proceed to a public hearing before two new judges at the High Court and we remain optimistic that we will prevail and that Julian will not be extradited to the United States where he faces charges that could result in him spending the rest of his life in a maximum security prison for publishing true information that revealed war crimes committed by the U.S. government," said his wife Stella Assange.
- "In January 2021, a British judge ruled Australian-born Assange should not be extradited, saying his mental health meant he would be at risk of suicide if convicted and held in a maximum security prison."
- "That decision was overturned after an appeal by U.S. authorities who gave a package of assurances, including a pledge he could be transferred to Australia to serve any sentence."
- "The extradition was signed off by the then-British interior minister last June."
