Julian Assange's Day In Court| Countercurrents
Julian Assange’s lawyers — in a final bid on Tuesday to stop his extradition — fought valiantly to poke holes in the case of the prosecution to obtain an
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Julian Assange’s lawyers — in a final bid on Tuesday to stop his extradition — fought valiantly to poke holes in the case of the prosecution to obtain an
Watch from outside the High Court in London as Julian Assange’s legal challenge to stop his extradition from Britain to the United States takes place on Wednesday 21 February.
After two days of legal arguments, judges will consider whether to grant the WikiLeaks founder permission to appeal against his removal from the UK.
Julian Assange’s nearly 15-year legal battle began in 2010 when WikiLeaks published classified military files from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He took refuge in London’s Ecuadorian embassy, before being arrested by the Metropolitan Police in 2019 who were permitted by the Ecuadorian embassy to enter and seize him. He has been held for nearly five years in HM Prison Belmarsh.
Just days from now, Wikileaks boss Julian Assange could be shackled on a British airfield preparing to board a plane to the US. But he is no 'supervillain', writes SARAH OLIVER.