Two hearings on decide whether Julian Assange can appeal his case again in the UK or whether he should be extradited to the United States instead was debated at London’s High Court on Tuesday.

Amid high public and press anticipation, judges Victoria Sharp and Adam Johnson began the hearing, which ends on Wednesday. hearing arguments from the 52-year-old Australian’s defense.

Assange was unable to attend the hearing in person. Even though the court allowed it, he felt ill, his lawyer Ed Fitzgerald said.

British prosecutors will represent American justice, which demands that the WikiLeaks founder 18 crimes of espionage and computer hacking for exposés on its website in 2010 and 2011 exposing US human rights abuses in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The meeting was adjourned shortly after it began technical problems that prevented journalists from hearing what was happening in the room and were partially resolved.

Fitzgerald began his argument by listing the reasons why his client should be able to appeal again, given that if he were brought to the United States,their rights to a fair trial and freedom of expression, among other things, will be violated.

“The charge is politically motivated. Assange exposed serious crimes. “He is being prosecuted for the ordinary practice of journalism, for obtaining and publishing classified information, information that is both true and of clear and important public interest,” he said.

At the request of the programmer’s defense, two judges will review on Tuesday and Wednesday the decision made on June 6, 2023 by one judge, Jonathan Swift, who He was refused permission to continue his appeal in this country. and approved an order for extradition to the United States.

After hearing the parties, the judges could make your decision immediately or postpone it.

If you are ultimately allowed to appeal aspects of your case that the defense did not address in previous trials, A new trial will begin at the Court of Appeal in London.

If they agree with Swift in prohibiting this, US delivery mechanism will be activatedunder the control of the UK Home Office.

In the second case, his lawyers have already stated that they will immediately demand urgent precautionary measures to the European Labor Court (ECtHR)under Article 39 of its regulations, stop the extradition while they appeal to the European Court.

Julian Assange nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Assange was nominated on Tuesday for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.This was reported by the Norwegian representative who proposed this.

“Assange exposed Western war crimes and promoted peace. “If we want to avoid war, we must know the truth about the damage it causes,” he told the newspaper. Dagbladet Sophie MarhaugMember of the left Red Party.

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Marhaug described Assange as “political prisoner” and emphasized that he should be respected for his contributions to peace and not persecuted.

Fidel Narvaez, former Ecuadorian consul in London, noted in Aristegui Live this andThe essence of the case against the Wikileaks founder is political. because the “establishment” and the US military-industrial complex are seeking revenge on the journalist.

(according to information from EFE And Aristegui News)