The British government has ordered the extradition of Julian Assange to the U.S. to face spying charges. He's likely to appeal
he British government has ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. He is likely to appeal.
The Home Office said in a statement that “the U.K courts have not found that it would be oppressive, unjust or an abuse of process to extradite Mr. Assange.” The decision is a big moment in Assange’s years-long battle to avoid facing trial in the U.S.—though not necessarily the end of the tale. Assange has 14 days to appeal.
The U.S. has asked British authorities to extradite Assange so he can stand trial on 17 charges of espionage and one charge of computer misuse over WikiLeaks’ publication of a huge trove of classified documents more than a decade ago. American prosecutors say Assange unlawfully helped U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning steal classified diplomatic cables and military files that WikiLeaks later published, putting lives at risk.have called on Britain to refuse the extradition request.
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