U.S. Allowed to Appeal Decision Not to Extradite Julian Assange
- Assange will be allowed to serve prison time in Australia
- Extradition was blocked by U.K. judge citing suicide risk
Assange supporters demonstrate at Piccadilly Circus in London on April 17.
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The U.S. government was granted permission to appeal a London court decision that Julian Assange can’t be extradited on mental health grounds.
It’s allowed to challenge whether the Judge applied the law correctly, if she gave the U.S. sufficient advance notice of her decision and whether assurances given by the government mitigate Assange’s risk of suicide, according to a spokesman for Assange. A High Court official confirmed the permission to appeal and gave no further details.