FILE - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London, Wednesday May 1, 2019. Two judges will issue a ruling Tuesday morning in the High Court on whether Assange can make one final appeal in England. gets one final appeal in England to challenge extradition to the United States on espionage charges.
Two judges are scheduled to issue a judgment Tuesday morning in the High Court that could put an end to Assange'sIf he fails in winning the right to appeal, his legal team fears he could be swiftly sent to the U.S. to face charges, though they’re likely to ask the European Court of Human Rights to block any transfer.and one charge of computer misuse over his website’s publication of a trove of classified U.S. documents almost 15 years ago.
The U.S. government said that Assange's actions went way beyond those of a journalist gathering information and put lives at risk in his bid to solicit, steal and indiscriminately publish classified government documents. The Australian computer expert has been held in a British high-security prison for the past five years.including taking refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London from 2012 until 2019.married the WikiLeaks founder in prisonAssange’s lawyers say that he could face up to 175 years in prison if convicted, though American authorities have said the sentence is likely to be much shorter.
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