Original Title: The British Court Rejected the U.S. Extradition of Assange and the U.S. Will Appeal on the 27th
China News Service, October 25. According to foreign media reports, after a British judge rejected an extradition request in early 2021, the United States will appeal on October 27, seeking to use “Wiki Reveal” founder Assange to disclose military secrets. , Brought him back to the United States for trial.
According to reports, after a British judge rejected the US application in January on the grounds that Assange was at risk of suicide, Washington expressed “very disappointed”.
According to the report, the United States hopes to overturn the above-mentioned ruling in the appeal hearing that began on October 27. The United States maintains that expert evidence shows that Assange has no risk of suicide, but the British judge ignores the importance of that evidence.
The United States stated that the judge was “misled” by the evidence presented by Assange’s psychologist Copman.
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Assange created the “WikiLeaks” website in 2006. In 2010, the website published a large number of secret documents of the U.S. government related to the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, which caused a huge blow to the image of U.S. diplomacy.
In November 2010, the Swedish prosecutor accused Assange of rape during his stay in Sweden in August of that year. After being arrested by British police, Assange denied all charges.
In June 2012, Assange entered the Ecuadorian Embassy in the UK to seek asylum during his release on bail. In April 2019, after Ecuador announced the withdrawal of the asylum granted to Assange, the British police arrested Assange again. In May 2019, Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison in the UK.
The U.S. Department of Justice made a request to the United Kingdom in June 2019 to extradite Assange to the United States. Assange faces up to 18 criminal charges in the United States. His lawyer said that if Assange was convicted in the United States, he may face up to 175 years in prison. The British District Court will hear the extradition case from February 24, 2020.
In January 2021, a London court refused to extradite Assange to the United States and explained that once extradited, Assange’s risk of suicide would be greatly increased. In July, the London High Court allowed an appeal against the British court’s ruling prohibiting the extradition of Assange to the United States.
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