The WikiLeaks publisher was indicted for a political offense, writes Marjorie Cohn, which is forbidden by the two-nation treaty.
Tag: extradition
Assange to Face 5-Day Extradition Hearing in February 2020
Decision on Assange’s fate will not come for at least another eight months.
Dear Social Media Judges: Don’t Forget the Fundamentals of a Fair Trial
Julian Assange’s Australian lawyer and his EU advisor say the publisher should not be tried in social media and must be given a fair hearing in court.
UK Blurring Two Very Different Extradition Claims
The Swedish and U.S. claims are vastly different, writes Jonathan Cook. But the public conversation in the U.K. is simply about which has first dibs on Assange.