He could face decades in prison, and his supporters portray him as a martyr for press freedom. Read more at straitstimes.com.
GENEVA - The wife of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is petitioning the British government’s decision to extradite him to the United States, on Monday appealed for clemency from the US president.for divulging US military secrets about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“The UK is... giving off the signals that it is kind of accelerating and wants Julian extradited. So Julian could very well be extradited by the end of the summer,” she said. “The Biden administration would have to deal with that and I don’t think that’s in their interest.” The issue of his extradition is “a Trump era legacy” and represents “a threat” for democracy and the press,” she told AFP.
During the press conference, his wife said that the appeal had been rejected about a month ago but a new petition for review had been filed.“There’s one last chance,” she said.
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