United States President Joe Biden says he is “considering” a request from Australia to drop the prosecution of Julian Assange. The WikiLeaks founder has been indicted on 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse over his website’s publication of classified U.S. documents relating to the Afghanistan and Iraq wars almost 15 years ago. The Australian national was taken to Belmarsh prison in London five years ago, after being dragged out of the Ecuadorian embassy, where he stayed while fighting against being taken to the US. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
On this episode of Direct Impact with Rick Sanchez, we take a look at the recent UK High Court decision to delay a potential extradition to the United States of Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange...
Two UK judges delayed a decision Tuesday on whether to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a last-ditch appeal against extradition to the United States, giving Washington three weeks to provide..
Richard Medhurst reports on the decision of the High Court to grant Assange a limited appeal against extradition. Medhurst has reported from the Royal Courts of Justice in London on the Julian Assange..
What does court ruling mean for Julian Assange's extradition?
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