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Former analyst NSA (National Security Agency) refugee in Russia Edward SnowdenI affirm this UK cannot extradite founder of WikiLeaks, Julian AssangeTo USAbecause the crime with which he is
Former analyst NSA (National Security Agency) refugee in Russia Edward SnowdenI affirm this UK cannot extradite founder of WikiLeaks, Julian AssangeTo USAbecause the crime with which he is accused is of a political nature and contradicts the extradition agreements between London and Washington.
“The most scandalous thing about the “trial” that has been going on for many years in the UK to sentence Julian Assange to death in an American dungeon is that the victim of his “crime” (journalism) is the state, not the individual. “
For this reason, he added, the case brought against Assange is political as well as The US-UK extradition treaty “explicitly prohibits” the extradition of political prisoners, wrote in X.
Snowden, who has lived in Russia since revealing details of US spy programs in 2013, criticized those condemning the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny while remaining silent on Assange.
“To all political leaders and journalists who speak out and write speeches: Navalny can no longer be saved. But They can still save Assange. If they are silent now, when they can really influence the result, then they never defended the principles and were only waiting for applause,” he concluded.
This Tuesday and Wednesday, Assange’s fate will be decided in London in a trial that will decide whether he has the right to continue his appeal or whether he will be extradited to the United States.
Lawyers for the Australian, who did not appear in person today due to health problems, noted that the discovery of a CIA plot to kidnap or kill your client when he was a refugee in the Ecuadorian embassy in London (between 2012 and 2019), demonstrates political motivation of the case.
“Extraditing Assange would mean handing him directly into the hands of the same people who They conspired to kill him“Said his legal team, which wants judges to admit the conspiracy into evidence.
In addition, the WikiLeaks founder’s defense stated that his client cannot be extradited to the United States because “the crimes charged are of a political nature,” which would violate the 2003 British-American Extradition Treaty. (EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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