Julian Assange can finally appeal an extradition order to the United States nearly five years after being detained in London on charges of espionage against the US government.
Julian Assange has obtained rights to appeal his extradition to the United States almost five years on from the Wikileaks publisher's detention in the United Kingdom on charges of espionage against the American government."Julian Assange has been granted leave to appeal extradition to the US having spent almost five years detained at the UK's most secure prison," the post read.
If extradited, the Wikileaks founder would be charged under the Espionage Act, adopted by the US during World War I to deal with spies and traitors.Assange has spent five years in HM Prison Belmarsh after spending seven years trapped in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Picture: Jack Taylor/Getty Images
Editors and publishers of the major world newspapers that published the reports leaked in 2010 – including The New York Times, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, Le Monde and El País – wrote an open letter in 2022 in defence of Assange.
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