US Offers Assurances on Assange. His Wife Is Skeptical

US Offers Assurances on Assange. His Wife Is Skeptical

Newser - Crime·2024-04-18 01:00

The United States made its deadline Tuesday, providing London's High Court with the assurances needed to jump-start Julian Assange's extradition from the UK. The WikiLeaks founder's wife, however, isn't exactly buying it, reports Reuters.

Backstory: Last month, two judges said that Australia's Assange—who was first arrested in late 2010 and is currently incarcerated in London's Belmarsh Prison—can appeal his case, in which he faces espionage charges, but only if the Biden administration didn't offer the proper assurances to him that a) he won't face the death penalty, and b) that he'll be afforded proper First Amendment rights during his trial, reports the Guardian.

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