The legal team for Julian Assange is moving quickly to appeal the decision by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to the US.
/The legal team for Julian Assange is moving quickly to appeal the decision by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to the United States.
"Nor have they found that extradition would be incompatible with his human rights, including his right to a fair trial and to freedom of expression, and that whilst in the US he will be treated appropriately, including in relation to his health."provided by US authorities on how Mr Assange is likely to be treated.Ms Patel's decision does not mean the end of Mr Assange's legal battle, which has been going on for more than a decade.
"This matter will go back into the courts but it's an opportunity again to remind Australians of the need to ensure this Australian citizen doesn't face 170 years for revealing war crimes committed by the US," he told SBS News.
Independent MP Andrew Wilkie urged Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to pick up the phone and "demand an end to this madness". "The Australian Government has been clear in our view that Mr Assange’s case has dragged on for too long and that it should be brought to a close," she said in a joint statement with Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus.
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