Thursday, January 24, 2019

WikiLeaks founder’s lawyers file urgent application in attempt to prevent extradition to US

Julian Assange, the fugitive WikiLeaks founder whose diplomatic sanctuary in the Ecuadorian embassy appears increasingly precarious, is launching a legal challenge against the Trump administration.

Lawyers for the Australian activist have filed an urgent application to the Washington-based Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) aimed at forcing the hand of US prosecutors, requiring them to “unseal” any secret charges against him.

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from US news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2RNzqhz

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