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Julian Assange: WikiLeaks founder appeals US extradition decision

The High Court in London announced that its imprisoned founder WikiLeaks, Julian Assangeexercised appeal in the decision of the British justice to be extradited to the USA.

According to what Agence France-Presse reported, the 50-year-old Australian risks being sentenced in the US to 175 years in prison, after accused of massive leak of confidential and classified documents. After a long legal battle, British Home Secretary Priti Patel signed an order to extradite him to the US on June 17. Assange, who has been held for three years at Belmars maximum security prison near London, had until today to appeal the decision.

The judicial authorities therefore confirmed that received “notification from Julian Assange” that he will appeal the minister’s decision.

Also on the occasion of Assange’s birthday (he will turn 51 on Sunday), a few dozen supporters of him and his wife, Stella Assange, gathered outside the Home Office to protest the decision to extradite him to the US. They then boarded an old London bus and rode through the city centre, chanting “Free Julian Assange now”.

“He’s in jail for telling the truth. He is innocent, so why is he in prison?’ asked Gloria Wildman, a 79-year-old retiree who often attends rallies in support of Assange. “If Assange is not freed, neither will we be freed, no one will be freed,” he added.

It is noted that if Assange’s request is accepted, the hearing process may be delayed until early 2023, according to a Bindmans lawyer who specializes in such cases. Assange could also appeal to the European Court of Human Rights, a process that could take years.

Source: News Beast

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