British judges were right to allow Julian Assange’s appeal. The next three weeks will show who cares about justice

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It is hypocritical of the US to seek to lock up Assange while boasting about its commitment to press freedom, says former Guardian crime correspondent Duncan Campbell

British judges were right to allow Julian Assange’s appeal. The next three weeks will show who cares about justiceIt is hypocritical of the US to seek to lock up Assange while boasting about its commitment to press freedom, the wait continues. The pause can be counted as a small victory in the long battle to fight his extradition to the United States.

It is important, but it is also hypocritical of the US to plead for Gershkovich’s release after he has spent a year in jail, while seeking to extradite and lock up Assange and simultaneously boast about a commitment to freedom of the press.that would allow Assange to admit to a misdemeanour rather than the more serious charges he now faces under the Espionage Act.

“This legally unprecedented prosecution seeks to criminalise the application of ordinary journalistic practices of obtaining and publishing true classified information of the most obvious and important public interest,” was how Edward Fitzgerald KC put the case for Assange at last month’s hearing.

 

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