Julian Assange ‘dangerously close’ to US extradition after losing latest legal appeal
His lawyers say they will appeal again to the same court, amid growing fears he could spend the rest of his life in prison for publishing thousands of classified military and diplomatic documents.
In a three-page judgment handed down on Tuesday, UK high court judge Justice Jonathan Swift rejected all eight grounds of Assange’s appeal against the US’s extradition order, signed by then UK home secretary Priti Patel in June last year.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jun/09/julian-assange-dangerously-close-to-us-extradition-after-losing-latest-legal-appeal---------------------
New protest planned to call for release of Julian Assange
A protest outside Parliament is being organised to call for the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Campaigners and supporters will march through central London on June 24 as Assange faces extradition to the United States, where he fears being imprisoned for the rest of his life.
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/news/national/new-protest-planned-to-call-for-release-of-julian-assange-91311/--------------------------------
British High Court rejects Assange appeal: Extradition an imminent threat
8 June 2023
In a decision revealed publicly today, a British High Court judge on Tuesday rejected Julian Assange’s application to appeal against his extradition to the United States on Espionage Act charges. The ruling places Assange at imminent risk of being dispatched to the American authorities, who are pursuing him for exposing US-led war crimes.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/06/09/yqfh-j09.html----------------------------------------------------
UK: Julian Assange dangerously close to extradition following High Court rejection of appeal
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is deeply concerned by the UK High Court’s decision rejecting WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange’s appeal against his extradition order, bringing him dangerously close to being extradited to the United States, where he could face the rest of his life in prison for publishing leaked classified documents in 2010.
In a three-page written decision issued on 6 June, a single judge, Justice Swift, rejected all eight grounds of Assange’s appeal against the extradition order signed by then-UK Home Secretary Priti Patel in June 2022. This leaves only one final step in the UK courts, as the defence has five working days to submit an appeal of only 20 pages to a panel of two judges, who will convene a public hearing. Further appeals will not be possible at the domestic level, but Assange could bring a case to the European Court of Human Rights.
https://rsf.org/en/uk-julian-assange-dangerously-close-extradition-following-high-court-rejection-appeal