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WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Can Appeal His Extradition to the US, British Court Says
Two judges in London have ruled WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the US on freedom of speech grounds.
Two judges at the High Court in London today said Assange can officially challenge his extradition order from the United Kingdom in the long-running dispute over the leaking and publication of military secrets. That decision was overturned on appeal after US prosecutors offered assurances designed to ameliorate concerns about the harsh conditions inside US prisons, including the system’s frequent use of prolonged isolation, a practice comparable to torture and revealed by research to have deleterious if not irreversible effects on the mind. WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson told reporters this month that the question of whether Assange can defend himself by relying on his status as a journalist should be a simple “yes or no question.” However, US prosecutors have stated the “applicability” of the First Amendment is “exclusively within the purview of the US Courts.”
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