WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has the right to appeal against his extradition to the U.S., a high court in London found Monday.
A U.K. court earlier this year said the U.S. must show that Assange would be allowed to rely on the First Amendment right to free speech, among other assurances.
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 19: Julian Assange gestures as he speaks to the media from the balcony of the Embassy Of Ecuador on May 19, 2017 in London, England. Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)LONDON — and faces up to 175 years in prison. The charges are linked to WikiLeaks publishing hundreds of thousands of leaked confidential military diplomatic files on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.would be allowed to pursue an appeal hearing if the U.S.
Assange's lawyer Edward Fitzgerald on Monday told the court that the assurances made by the U.S. regarding Assange's ability to rely on his First Amendment right were "blatantly inadequate," Reuters reported.
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