The case now goes to the British Home Secretary, Priti Patel, who must authorize the delivery, although the defense is expected to appeal other parts of the process, which could slow it down.
The Supreme Court, the highest judicial instance of the United Kingdom, has dismissed this Monday a resource presented by the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assangewhich gives the green light for his extradition to the United States.
The case now goes to the British Home Secretary, Pritti Patelwhich must authorize delivery, although the defense is expected to resort to other parts of the process, which could slow it down.
The 50-year-old Australian, who is serving preventive detention in the belmarsh jail londonhad appealed a December 10 ruling from the Superior Court, which approved his extradition to the US, in turn approving a Washington appeal on a January 21, 2021 ruling.
Washington appealed in December the ruling of January 21, 2021 of the judge of first instance vanessa baraitzerwho refused delivery of the founder of WikiLeaks considering that it presents a risk of suicide and that prison conditions in the US could exacerbate it.
The decision of the Supreme is known after on Sunday Assange’s girlfriend and mother of his two minor children, Stella Moriswill announce that both will be able to marry on March 23 in Belmarsh, after receiving authorization from the prison.
The United States requires the journalist to prosecute him for 18 espionage crimes and computer intrusion that, according to the defense, can lead to up to 175 years in prison in that country.
These crimes are related to publications on his WikiLeaks portal, which in 2010 and 2011 exposed US abuses in his detention center in Guantanamo (Cuba) as well as war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Source: Eitb
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