UK Approves Extradition of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange to the US

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the US has been authorized by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel.

The court ruled that extradition would not hinder his human rights and that the US would treat him appropriately.

Assange has 14 days to appeal the decision.
Assange was detained from the Ecuadorian embassy in London by British police in 2019, after Ecuador withdrew his asylum status.

Imprisoned at Belmarsh prison in London, the Australian is waging a legal battle to avoid being extradited to the US.

Extradition allows a country to request another nation to hand over a suspect to face trial.
The US has filed 17 counts of Espionage against Assange, alleging that the material WikiLeaks disclosed endangered lives.

Assange's legal team claim the classified material were published by Wikileaks in the public interest.

The documents exposed US war crimes in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, with unreported incidents of the military killing civilians and the torture of prisoners.

The documents also revealed the names of sources who had assisted the US, putting their lives at risk.
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