Julian Assange absent again from second hearing He will appear at the High Court in London this Wednesday to decide whether he has the right to continue his appeal in the United Kingdom or whether he can be extradited to the United States instead.

The WikiLeaks founder is in preventive detention in London’s Belmarsh maximum security centre. He also missed Tuesday’s meeting because he was ill. said one of his lawyers, Edward Fitzgerald.

Despite the rain Dozens of people again gathered at the doors of a London court – although less than on Tuesday – to demand the release of Assange and the dropping of US charges against him.

At the end of the day this Wednesday, when the US Attorney’s Office presents its case, judges Victoria Sharp and Adam Johnson will decide whether they issue a decision immediately or defer it to another date.

Sharp apologizes for ongoing technical problems that makes reporting difficult for the dozens of journalists who are following the case both in person and via videoconferencing.

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The 52-year-old Australian’s defense asks the judgesand allow him to appeal parts of the case which they did not consider in another trial in 2021, as well as a transfer order signed in April 2022 by then Home Secretary Priti Patel.

If they agree to Assange’s request, A new appeal process will begin in Englandwhich may continue over time.

If refused, the process of deportation to the United States will be activated. who needs it for 18 crimes of espionage and computer hacking for revelations on their website – punishment of up to 175 years in prison.

On Tuesday, Fitzgerald said his surrender would violate the 2003 UK-US extradition treaty. Because these are what they consider to be crimes of a political nature, although the US claims that these are criminal charges because they endangered the lives of many informants with their revelations.

He also argued that extradition will violate your rights to a fair trial and freedom of expressiongiven that they may be given fewer rights than a US citizen because they are Australian citizens.

Assange, an autist, suffers from depression and other ailments. He was imprisoned in the United Kingdom for almost 14 years. despite the fact that he was not convicted of any crime.

After being arrested in 2010 at the request of Sweden in a case that is now closed, Between 2012 and 2019, he found political asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. after which he was arrested at the request of the United States and transferred to Belmarsh.

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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)