Jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange staves off immediate extradition on espionage charges as UK court demands assurances from US cnn.it/3vqrqrG
@cnnbrk Death Penalty should not even be on the table.
@cnnbrk "Assange will continue his long detention, separated from his young family, for revealing war crimes whilst he appeals" How about this one 🤔
The court gave the US government three weeks to give a series of assurances around Assange’s First Amendment rights and that he would not face the death penalty. If the US fails to give these assurances, Assange would be allowed to appeal his extradition. At a two-day hearing last month, Assange sought permission to review the 2022 extradition decision signed off by the UK. In a ruling Tuesday, a panel of two judges said that Assange would not be extradited immediately, giving the US a three-week window to provide assurances that he would enjoy similar legal rights as US citizens. “If those assurances are not given, then leave to appeal will be given and there will then be an appeal hearing,” the court said in a written judgment. If the assurances are given, there will be a further hearing in May to decide if the assurances are satisfactory, before a final decision on leave to appeal, it said.