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USA offered the guarantees requested London High Court pave the way for extradition from UK founder WikiLeaks, Julian Assange. In March, the Supreme Court ruled that without certain
USA offered the guarantees requested London High Court pave the way for extradition from UK founder WikiLeaks, Julian Assange.
In March, the Supreme Court ruled that without certain guarantees from the United States, Assange, 52, could file a new appeal against his extradition to face 18 chargesall but one, under the Espionage Act, for publication WikiLeaks from military archives and confidential diplomatic cables from Washington.
The anti-extradition campaign team confirmed that guarantees had already been provided – that in a court in the United States she could be protected by the First Amendment right to freedom of expression, and that there was no prospect of new charges being brought that could lead to a death sentence– due this Tuesday.
Document seen Reutersit is said that Assange can rely on First Amendment protection and states that “the death penalty will not be sought or imposed.” This document, he claims.
These guarantees are binding on all persons present or subsequent persons to whom authority to decide matters has been delegated.
The hearing will take place on May 20. Their lawyers have already stated that guarantees given by the United States on previous occasions “They’re not worth the paper they’re written on.”“, in criticism similar to that made by human rights groups such as Amnesty International.
Assange’s wife Stella, whom he married while in prison in London, said in a statement that the US assurances did not address her concerns, describing them as “shameless kind words”.
The United States has provided a non-guarantee for the First Amendment and a standard guarantee for the death penalty.
“The diplomatic note in no way alleviates our family’s extreme anxiety about our future: his grim expectation of spending the rest of his life isolated in an American prison for publishing award-winning journalism.” he added.
There was no immediate comment from the U.S. Justice Department or a court spokesman.
Last week the American President Joe Bidenhe said he was consideration of Australia’s request to stop processingwhat Assange’s lawyer in this North American country called “encouraging”.
It was unclear what influence, if any, Biden could have in the criminal case, but Wall Street Journal also reported that they are conducting discussion of a possible plea agreement.
Assange spent more than 13 years fighting various legal battles in English courts. since his first arrest in November 2010.
For his many followers he is anti-establishment hero persecuted for exposing US abuses and details of alleged war crimes in classified and secret files.
Reuters
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