Julian Assange tries to avoid extradition to US
It's the last chance Assange has to avoid extradition, after running out of other legal options in the British legal system.
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It's the last chance Assange has to avoid extradition, after running out of other legal options in the British legal system.
Lawyer Edward Fitzgerald said Assange may “suffer a flagrant denial of justice” if he is sent to the U.S. At a two-day High Court hearing, Assange’s attorneys are asking judges to grant a new appeal, his last legal roll of the dice in Britain.
As WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces a legal crossroads, his legal team accused the Trump-era CIA of plotting to kidnap or kill him.
Assange was given permission to attend the hearing in person but again could not, even by video link, due to his worsening ill health after nearly five years kept in Belmarsh maximum security prison.
Julian Assange's lawyers on Tuesday argued before the High Court about why the imprisoned publisher must be allowed to appeal against his extradition order, reports Joe Lauria. By Joe Lauria in London Special to Consortium News On Day One of Julian Assange's attempt to appeal Britain's