WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lodges attraction in opposition to US extradition 

Julian Assange, the founding father of Wikileaks, filed an attraction in opposition to US extradition on Friday.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seen in a police van, after he was arrested by British police, in London, Britain (Photo: Reuters)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appealed to the High Court in London to dam his extradition to the United States to face legal expenses, his brother stated on Friday, the newest step in his authorized battle that has dragged on for greater than a decade.

Assange, 50, is needed by US authorities on 18 counts, together with a spying cost, regarding WikiLeaks’ launch of huge troves of confidential US army information and diplomatic cables which Washington stated had put lives at risk.

Last month, Home Secretary Priti Patel authorised his extradition, together with her workplace saying British courts had concluded his extradition wouldn’t be incompatible together with his human rights, and that he can be handled appropriately.

Australian-born Assange’s authorized staff have lodged an attraction in opposition to that call on the High Court, his brother Gabriel Shipton confirmed. The courtroom should give its approval for the attraction to be heard, however it’s possible the authorized case will take months to conclude.

“We also urge the Australian government to intervene immediately in the case to end this nightmare,” Shipton informed Reuters.

The saga started on the finish of 2010 when Sweden sought Assange’s extradition from Britain over allegations of intercourse crimes. When he misplaced that case in 2012, he fled to the Ecuadorean embassy in London, the place he spent seven years.

When he was lastly dragged out in April 2019, he was jailed for breaching British bail situations though the Swedish case in opposition to him had been dropped. He has been combating extradition to the United States since June 2019 and stays in jail.

“We’re going to fight this. We’re going to use every appeal avenue,” his spouse Stella Assange informed reporters after Patel authorised his extradition.