WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the US, a British choose has dominated.
Choose Vanessa Baraitser refused his extradition due to fears that Assange might commit suicide. The U.S. authorities has mentioned that it’s going to attraction the decision.
U.S. prosecutors have indicted Assange on 17 espionage fees and one cost of laptop misuse over WikiLeaks’ publication of leaked army and diplomatic paperwork in 2010.
WikiLeaks printed tons of of hundreds of leaked paperwork concerning the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, in addition to diplomatic cables.
Prosecutors say Assange helped the U.S. defence analyst Chelsea Manning breach the US Espionage Act. Assange has denied the claims and says there isn’t any proof anybody’s security was compromised.
His attorneys argue the prosecution is politically motivated and that he’s being pursued as a result of he revealed proof of warfare crimes and human rights abuses.
The U.S. non-profit Freedom of the Press Basis tweeted: “The case in opposition to Julian Assange is probably the most harmful menace to US press freedom in many years. It is a big aid to anybody who cares concerning the rights of journalists.
“The extradition request was not selected press freedom grounds; reasonably, the choose basically dominated the US jail system was too repressive to extradite. Nonetheless, the consequence will shield journalists in every single place.”