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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been given a temporary reprieve from extradition to the US where he faces charges that could lead to 175 years in jail over Wikileaks’ publication of leaked documents that revealed alleged US war crimes. Two judges said today that the court would delay proceedings against Assange to ask the US for assurances that the Wikileaks founder would not be subject to the death penalty and would be granted rights under the US constitution. The 52 year old is charged with 17 counts under the US Espionage Act 1917 and one count under the US Computer Fraud and Abu...

The essential task posed before Assange’s supporters is to link his defence to the mass movement emerging in opposition to these crimes. The same eruption of militarism and aggression fuelling the persecution of Assange is producing a mass radicalisation among workers and young people.

In 2018, Italy had refused to extradite businessman Carlo Gerosa, implicated in the AgustaWestland chopper scandal, to India because of the lack of an extradition treaty between the two countries

The Assange hearing, which considered if Julian Assange can have permission to appeal against his extradition, closed on Wednesday with huge concerns among commentators.

Craig Murray, Sott.net, Wed, 21 Feb 2024  Comment: This is the continuation of Craig Murray's coverage of Julian Assange's final extradition hearing in the UK Royal Court on February 21, 2024. Read the first part here.Julian Assange is a person in political conflict with the view of the United States, who seeks to affect the policies and…