Julian Assange will not be extradited to US to face charges over WikiLeaks, judge rules

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 12:35:53 +0000

Julian Assange cannot be lawfully extradited to the US to face charges over WikiLeaks because of his mental health and as he poses a suicide risk, a judge has ruled.

District judge Vanessa Baraitser highlighted the intense restrictions and isolated conditions he would be likely to face in the US, saying they mean extradition would be “oppressive”.

But she said Assange would be kept in custody, ahead of an appeal expected from the US.

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Wed, 03 Feb 2021 23:43:56 +0000

ormer Northern Ireland secretary Julian Smith accused Brussels of an “almost Trumpian act” by threatening to override section of Northern Ireland Protocol less than its coronavirus vaccine controls.

The Tory MP explained to BBC Radio 4’s Now programme: “Years have been used attempting to make sure merchandise will circulation freely and there will be no tough border and past night the EU pulled the unexpected emergency wire without the need of adhering to any of the approach that are in the protocol if 1 aspect wants to suspend it.

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Julian Assange will not be extradited to US to face charges over WikiLeaks, judge rules

Previous Northern Ireland secretary Julian Smith suggests Brussels guilty of ‘almost Trumpian act’ about Report 16 row