The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has been granted the opportunity to appeal against his extradition to the United States by a court in the United Kingdom.
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A United Kingdom court has declared that it is not possible. could
Julian Assange’s extradition will not happen immediately.
The U.S. government has been given a deadline of three weeks to provide certain guarantees that the American legal system will uphold certain principles while prosecuting the WikiLeaks founder for charges in the United States.
According to the British court, Assange has a strong chance of succeeding in three of his nine points of appeal. The court specifically requested that U.S. authorities confirm that he will be allowed to use the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to protect his freedom of speech and that his nationality will not prejudice his trial or potential sentence. Additionally, the court asked for assurance that he will receive the same First Amendment rights as a U.S. citizen and will not face the death penalty.
The court ruled that if the U.S. government does not provide the promised assurances within three weeks, Assange will be allowed to appeal in the UK. If the assurances are provided, a final decision on granting Assange leave to appeal will be made in another court hearing on May 20.
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Source: cbsnews.com