BREAKING: Julian Assange Loses His Appeal Against Extradition to the US on Espionage Charges
Julian Assange has lost his appeal against extradition to the US on espionage charges. The judgment was handed down privately on Monday at the High Court.
WikiLeaks founder Assange, 51, launched the appeal last June after then-Home Secretary Priti Patel signed an order authorizing his removal.
His lawyers have indicated they will not appeal the decision further, but they have until the end of the week to contest it. If no appeal is launched, Assange will have exhausted his options in the UK courts.
There is still a chance that his extradition could be blocked by a last minute intervention from judges in Europe.
In December, Assange appealed to the European Court of Human Rights.
To halt his extradition now, the European Court would have to issue an emergency injunction known as a Rule 39 order. This allows a judge to effectively block any action until further legal proceedings to decide on the merits of a case.
These so-called ‘interim measures’ are typically used to suspend an extradition, often by asylum seekers who fear persecution if they are returned to their home country. Between 2020 and 2022, the ECHR granted 12 of 161 applications for ‘interim measures’ against the UK government. Most recently, the order was used to stop the deportation of illegal migrants to Rwanda.
Such an order would be extremely controversial and likely be seen as another attack on British sovereignty, fuelling calls for Britain to leave the European Convention on Human Rights.
Source: Daily Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12174521/Julian-Assange-loses-appeal-against-extradition-espionage-charges.html
🚨BREAKING: Julian Assange Loses His Appeal Against Extradition to the US on Espionage C