The British government confirmed this Friday (17) that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be extradited to the United States, where he is accused of revealing classified documents.
“According to the 2003 extradition law, the minister will sign an extradition order if there is no reason to ban it,” a spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior confirmed, confirming that Interior Minister Priti Patel had signed the extradition order, which Assange has 15 days to appeal this decision. .
As of 2010, the WikiLeaks founder has been required by American courts to release more than 700,000 classified documents, particularly on US military and diplomatic activities in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Assange was detained in 2019 after spending more than seven years as a refugee at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
source: Noticias
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