ASSANGE DENIED PERMISSION TO APPEAL EXTRADITION DECISION AT SUPREME COURT

Mon 14 March 2022:

Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, has been denied permission to appeal a decision to extradite him to the United States to the Supreme Court, the court announced on Monday.

Authorities in the United States want Assange, who was born in Australia, to stand trial on 18 counts related to WikiLeaks’ revelation of massive troves of classified US military records and diplomatic cables, which they claim put lives in danger.

The High Court in London rejected a previous court’s decision that he should not be extradited because of his mental health issues, which put him at risk of suicide.

High Court judges then refused him permission for a direct appeal to the Supreme Court on their decision, leaving the decision with the Supreme Court itself over whether to hear his challenge.

“The application has been refused by the Supreme Court and the reason given is that application did not raise an arguable point of law” a supreme court spokesperson said.

The extradition decision must now be validated by Interior Minister Priti Patel, after which Assange can seek court review of the decision. A judge examines the legality of a public body’s decision in a judicial review.

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