British High Court rules Assange can be extradited to US to face espionage charges
A British High Court ruled in a decision on Friday that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States to face over a dozen espionage charges.
The ruling overturns a ruling by a judge in January that denied the U.S. extradition request due to Assange’s mental health.
The court decision relied on four assurances given by the United States, which originated in a diplomatic note from Feb. 5, 2021, according to a court filing.
Those assurances include that the U.S. would not implement “special administrative measures” against Assange before his trial or after a conviction, noting that it was subject to change “in the event that, after entry of this assurance, he was to commit any future act that met the test for the imposition of” those measures.
Other assurances include that he would be allowed to serve a sentence, if he was convicted of any crimes, in Australia; a promise that the U.S. would provide clinical and psychological treatment to Assange while being held in custody; and that he will not be kept at a maximum facility in Colorado during his pretrial.
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