POLÍTICA
4 Jan: Julian Assange ouve veredicto de extradição para os EUA
January 4, 2021 - Os EUA deram um passo para conseguir a extradição do fundador da WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, por acusação de espionagem, depois de o tribunal britânico receber garantias de que as condições dos EUA reduziriam o risco de suicídio.
Charges against Julian Assange date back to 2010 and 2011, when thousands of classified documents leaked by U.S. Army whistleblower, Chelsea Manning, were published by Assange's WikiLeaks organisation.
In 2012, Assange fled to the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he remained in hiding for almost seven years, until his arrest in 2019.
Since then he has been fighting a U.S. extradition request on charges of espionage – facing a possible 175 years in prison.
On January 4, 2021, Judge Vanessa Baraitser is set to deliver her verdict on whether Assange should be extradited to the United States or not.
- Assange to hear judge's verdict on US extradition on Jan 4 (ABC News)
- Julian Assange suffers setback during first day of extradition hearing (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- Key dates in the Julian Assange case (Evening Express/PA)
- WikiLeaks’ Assange to hear whether he will be extradited to United States (NewsAhead)