Julian Assange: WikiLeaks founder can be extradited to the US, court rules
A British court has ruled that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to the US where he faces up to 175 years in jail over the 2020 release of top secret diplomatic cables by Wikileaks.
The High Court overturned a January 4 ruling by District Judge Vanessa Baraitser that the Wikileaks founder could not be extradited on mental health grounds following an appeal by the US.
On August 11, 2021, the court allowed the US to widen the scope of its appeal and on 27 and 28 October the court heard arguments from both parties.
Baraitser had said that Assange was unable to cope with the harsh prison system in the US and was a suicide risk if he was extradited.
But the High Court said it had received guarantees that Assange would not be sent to
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