A British court ruled Tuesday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not be extradited to the United States for the time being.
A British court has sought assurances from the United States regarding Mr. Assange's First Amendment rights and wants him not to receive the death penalty from the US government for leaking classified documents.
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If the US does not provide guarantees, Assange, an Australian citizen, willhis extradition cannot be appealed In May.
CBS News report:
A British court has ruled that Julian Assange cannot be immediately extradited to face charges in the United States, warning the U.S. government that the U.S. judicial system has made several specific mistakes in its treatment of the WikiLeaks founder. It gave them three weeks to „guarantee“ that the principles were followed. case.
The British court said Mr Assange had a realistic chance of success on three of the nine grounds of appeal. Specifically, the court required U.S. judicial authorities that Mr. Free from prejudice, he is afforded the same First Amendment protections as any American citizen and is not subject to the death penalty.”
The court ruled that if these US government guarantees are not granted within the three-week deadline, Mr Assange will have time to file a new appeal in the UK and a further hearing for arguments by both parties will be held. He said he would be killed.
„Mr. Assange will therefore not be immediately extradited,“ the court said in Tuesday's ruling.