It was with a strong show of support outside the Supreme Court in London that a hearing on the extradition request for Julian Assange – the founder of WikiLeaks – to the US began on Tuesday. Several supporters held signs and shouted slogans in favor of his release. “There is only one solution: no extradition,” we heard. Among the protesters was Stella Assange, Julian’s wife.
The case is now in the hands of judges, who have two days to decide whether Assange, who is an Australian citizen, can appeal an extradition request approved by a British court in June 2022 (Assange will still be able to appeal to the court). European Court of Human Rights).
Despite the apparatus that took place outside the court on Tuesday, the most notable absence was that of Assange himself, who is in poor health and monitoring the proceedings at Belmarsh prison, where he has been held since 2019.
However, the WikiLeaks founder, who faces 175 years in prison in the US for releasing more than 700,000 confidential documents, has been nominated for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize for his services to democracy.
The BBC reported that several British politicians also expressed their support, as did Tim Dawson of the International Federation of Journalists. Speaking before the court, the official even admitted that he feared the case might make journalists hesitant to publish investigative stories. Demonstrations of support also took place across Europe.
Author: Miguel Azevedo
Source: CM Jornal
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