This was confirmed by the Home Office in London on Friday. Home Secretary Priti Patel signed a statement to that effect. A court in London had previously approved Assange’s extradition. The US judiciary wants to put Assange on trial for allegations of espionage. He faces up to 175 years in prison if convicted. The Wikileaks founder is accused of having stolen and published secret material from US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan together with whistleblower Chelsea Manning, thereby endangering the lives of US informants. His supporters, on the other hand, see him as an investigative journalist who has brought war crimes to light and who is now to be made an example of.
Source: Nachrichten
