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10.12.2021 / 14:11

British Court opens door for Julian Assange extradition to United States

NEW YORK - A British appellate court has opened the door for Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States by overturning a lower court ruling that found the WikiLeaks founder's mental health was too fragile to withstand the American criminal justice system.A lower court judge earlier this year refused an American request to extradite Assange to the U.S. to face spying charges over WikiLeaks’ publication of secret military documents a decade ago.

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Julian Assange: US asks UK to permit extradition of WikiLeaks founder

LONDON - The United States asked Britain’s High Court on Wednesday to overturn a judge’s decision that Julian Assange should not be sent to the United States to face espionage charges, promising that the WikiLeaks founder would be able to serve any prison sentence he receives in his native Australia.In January, a lower court judge refused an American request to extradite Assange on spying charges over WikiLeaks’ publication of secret military documents a decade ago. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser denied extradition on health grounds, saying Assange was likely to kill himself if held under harsh U.S.

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UK judge to decide on bail for WikiLeaks' imprisoned Assange

LONDON – A British judge is set to decide Wednesday whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be released from the prison where he has been held for more than a year and a half as he fights extradition to the United States. Assange has been detained at London’s high-security Belmarsh Prison since April 2019, when he was arrested for skipping bail during a separate legal battle seven years earlier.District Judge Vanessa Baraitser will preside over a bail hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court, two days after she rejected an American request to send Assange to the U.S.

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British judge refuses to extradite WikiLeaks founder Assange to US

LONDON (AP) - A British judge on Monday rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying he was likely to kill himself if held under harsh U.S. prison conditions.District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled that extradition would be "oppressive" because of Assange's mental health.She said Assange was "a depressed and sometimes despairing man" who had the "intellect and determination" to circumvent any suicide prevention measures taken by prison authorities.The U.S.

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UK judge rejects US extradition request for Julian Assange

Protesters hold a sign to support WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in front of the EU British Embassy in Brussels on December 07, 2020. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP) (Photo by JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images) New York - A British judge has rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying it would be "oppressive" because of his mental health.District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said Monday Assange was likely to commit suicide if sent to the U.S.The U.S.

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UK judge to rule on US extradition bid for Julian Assange

LONDON – A British judge will decide Monday whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States to face espionage charges over the site’s publication of classified American military documents a decade ago. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser is due to give her ruling at London’s Central Criminal Court, following a three-week extradition hearing in the fall.U.S.

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UK judge to rule on US extradition for WikiLeaks' Assange

LONDON – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will find out Monday whether he can be extradited from the U.K. to the U.S.

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Assange to hear judge's verdict on US extradition on Jan 4

LONDON – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will likely have to spend another three months in a British prison cell before finding out whether he can be sent to the U.S. to face espionage charges, the judge in his extradition trial said Thursday.At the conclusion of nearly four weeks of evidence in his extradition hearing at a court in London's Old Bailey, District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said she would deliver her decision at 10 a.m.

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Assange court case to resume after COVID-19 false alarm

LONDON – The London court hearing on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition from Britain to the United States is set to resume after a COVID-19 test on one of the participating lawyers came back negative, WikiLeaks said Friday,District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ordered the proceedings adjourned Thursday while a lawyer representing the U.S. government was tested for the coronavirus.WikiLeaks said the case is now set to continue on Monday.Assange is fighting American prosecutors’ attempt to get the British government to send him to the U.S.

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Julian Assange Extradition Hearing in London Paused Over COVID-19 Risk

The London hearing on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition from Britain to the United States was suspended Thursday because one of the lawyers may have been exposed to the coronavirus. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ordered the proceedings adjourned until Monday while a lawyer representing the U.S.

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Julian Assange extradition hearing postponed over fears lawyer exposed to Covid-19

An extradition hearing for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been halted as a lawyer in the case may have been exposed to coronavirus.

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