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Julian Assange's extradition from UK to US approved by home secretary
Priti Patel has approved the extradition of the WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange to the US, a decision the organisation immediately said it would appeal against in the high court.
The case passed to the home secretary last month after the supreme court ruled there were no legal questions over assurances given by US authorities over how Assange was likely to be treated.
While Patel has given a green light, WikiLeaks immediately released a statement to say it would appeal against the decision.
"Today is not the end of fight," it said. "It is only the beginning of a new legal battle. We will appeal through the legal system; the next appeal will be before the high court."
Also at NYT.
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by Phoenix666 on Tuesday June 21 2022, @02:06AM
The Biden Administration has been flailing around on almost nearly every issue since he took office. His approval rating is far below Trump's lowest and still falling.
The case of Assange and also Snowden are an opportunity for him and his faithful to win some redemption if they pardon both of them. It's a chance for them to side with the People's Right to Know. I know it would gentle my opinion of them if they did.
Washington DC delenda est.