In London, the extradition of Julian Assange has been put on hold until the U.S. grants assurances he would not face the death penalty. Both his wife @Stella_Assange and U.K. leader @jeremycorbyn call for the case against the persecuted journalist to be dropped entirely. pic.twitter.com/e7uujYn2Ly
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) March 26, 2024
Message from Gabriel Shipton, Julian Assange’s Brother
This morning, I was hoping Julian would be granted leave to appeal. At worst, I feared he would be extradited before tomorrow morning. Instead, his purgatory continues — but that also means we have another window to increase the pressure on the people who can take decisive action to make a real difference. Right now, that is the Australian Government.
Today’s decision has just happened and it is a big one. Our legal team are still yet to leave the courthouse, and this decision wasn’t what we had hoped for. Over the coming weeks, I will be heading back to Washington to continue building support for Julian at the place where these decisions are made.
BREAKING: Julian Assange has been granted limited leave to appeal by the High Court.
I have just been given the ruling and will provide more information below pic.twitter.com/VWlkoGAbKL
— Richard Medhurst (@richimedhurst) March 26, 2024