UK denies Julian Assange’s extradition appeal

Tuesday, 15 March 2022newsdesk

The UK Supreme Court on Monday rejected Julian Assange’s appeal of the decision to extradite him to the US, where the WikiLeaks co-founder faces espionage charges.

New Delhi, 15 March 2022

As per news report of Rt.com, it is now up to Home Secretary Priti Patel to authorize the extradition.The Supreme Court has not yet officially released its reasoning in the matter. The decision was announced by WikiLeaks and Assange’s partner Stella Moris on social media. Assange filed a petition to appeal in December, arguing that US assurances not to hold him in solitary or subject him to psychological torture were unreliable – and citing Amnesty International to that effect. The British High Court granted his petition in January.

Source - Rt.com