Do you want to extradite Assange? The High Court of the United Kingdom holds a hearing. The United States | The High Court of the United Kingdom | Assange
According to British media reports, on the 13th local time, the British High Court held a public hearing on whether to extradite WikiLeaks founder Assange to the United States. Assange has been charged with 18 charges by the US side for exposing US war crimes and exposing US surveillance programs. The US has requested Assange's extradition from the UK.
Last year, the UK government signed an extradition order and approved the extradition of Assange to the United States. Assange appealed to the UK High Court but was rejected. Assange's wife stated on social media on the 13th that Assange appealed again to the UK High Court on the same day, seeking a "last resort" and demanding the overturning of the previous ruling of the UK High Court. As of now, the UK High Court has not yet announced the results.
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According to local media reports, on June 13th local time, the UK High Court will have two judges review the Assange extradition case in a public hearing. Assange's wife expressed hope that Assange will eventually win the lawsuit, and if he fails again, he can only rely on the European Court of Human Rights.
Assange is 51 years old and founded the WikiLeaks website in 2006. This website exposed a large number of US diplomatic telegrams and confidential US military documents related to the Afghanistan and Iraq wars in 2010, exposing US military war crimes. The website has also revealed that the CIA is using all means to eavesdrop, not only infiltrating personal mobile phones, televisions, and even car systems through internally developed hacking tools, but also fabricating fake clues and framing the charges of cyber attacks on countries such as Russia and Iran.
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Assange was immediately embroiled in a lawsuit, with the United States citing the Anti Spy Act to charge him with 17 counts of espionage and 1 count of improper computer use. If all charges are established, the maximum sentence is 175 years imprisonment. In 2019, Assange was arrested and sentenced to prison in the UK. The United States demands the extradition of Assange.
CCTV reporter Chen Lincong:
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Assange exposed the scandal of the United States indiscriminately killing civilians in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Assange's supporters believe that he is a defender of press freedom and a hero. For the United States, exposing the atrocities of others is a hero, and exposing American scandals is a criminal.
CCTV reporter Chen Lincong:
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Many people still remember a video released by Assange on July 12, 2007. At that time, two American helicopters were hovering over Iraq, firing at unarmed civilians, causing at least 12 deaths on the spot, while the US military attempted to cover up the truth.
Supporters of Assange say that the UK government's approval of Assange's extradition to the US last year is another clear evidence of the US and UK's suppression of press freedom and collusion and abuse of justice.
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Alex, a supporter of Assange:
The trial of Assange's case is a political case. Assange's case should no longer be tried here because it has been completely politicized. This case should be tried by the public, not by a corrupt judicial system. The extradition and accusations against Assange by the United States violate the First Amendment to the US Constitution, as well as the rights to press freedom and freedom of speech.
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