Julian Assange: The way is open for his extradition to the USA

The way is open for its publication Julian Assange. Washington has won an appeal to the London Supreme Court seeking annulment of a previous ruling not to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States.

“The court allows the appeal,” Judge Timothy Holroyd told Reuters.

In January, British Judge Vanessa Barreicer rejected Washington’s request for Assange to be extradited. USA, where he risks being sentenced to 175 years in prison for leaking classified documents, a case which his defenders have described as political and an attack on freedom of expression, considering that there is a risk of suicide.

However, Washington appealed the decision, mainly questioning the credibility of an expert who testified in favor of Assange and regarding his sensitive mental health.

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