The Wikileaks founder would face more than 17 charges.
On January 4, 2021, the sentence on the extradition of Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, to the United States is scheduled.
In the North American country, the activist would face more than 17 charges under the Espionage Law for publishing information considered confidential.
This Thursday, the British judge Judge Vanessa Baraitser announced that her decision will be announced next year.
Assange’s lawyers have asserted that the charges are politically motivated, that his mental health is at risk, that conditions in US prisons violate UK human rights laws, and that they and the activist were spied on while he was in custody. asylee – for seven years – at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
But for the defense of the United States Government, these arguments must be aired in a trial and would not be related to extradition.
The Wikileaks founder was arrested by the UK Metropolitan Police in April 2019, after Ecuador withdrew his asylum.
Two witnesses revealed – at the hearing on Tuesday – that there were plans to poison or kidnap the activist when he was asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy, which would have been directed by intelligence agents from the North American country.
The witnesses previously worked for UC Global, a private contractor based in Spain that provided security services to the diplomatic entity.
This company has been repeatedly accused of being the main tool in a Washington-orchestrated surveillance campaign against Assange.
Employees claimed that security personnel were ordered to place listening equipment to spy on the journalist.
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