It's all political: Julian Assange appeals his extradition
Julian Assange's legal team are basing a defence on their client being prosecuted and punished for his political opinions, writes Dr Binoy Kampmark.
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Julian Assange's legal team are basing a defence on their client being prosecuted and punished for his political opinions, writes Dr Binoy Kampmark.
Julian Assange’s legal team has taken its next step along their Via Dolorosa, filing an appeal against the decision to extradite their client to the United States to face 18 charges, 17 based on the odious US Espionage Act of 1917. Since his violent eviction from the Ecuadorian embassy in April 2019, much to the
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Julian Assange's legal team are challenging the British court's view that it would not be an abuse of process to extradite him to the United States. The appeal rests on the fact that Assange is being prosecuted for his political opinions. Binoy Kampmark reports.
Julian Assange's legal team has filed an appeal to Britain's High Court in an effort to thwart his extradition to the United States to face espionage charges.