On Friday, Feb. 12, AFP quoted a U.S. Justice Department official as saying that the Biden administration had filed an appeal against a British court’s ruling, reiterating its request for Assange’s extradition.
The complaint, issued Thursday, states that Washington wants Assange to be tried on espionage and hacking-related charges. On Jan. 4 of this year, British District Court Judge Vanessa Balaiser announced that Assange suffered from mental health problems and that being sent to the U.S. for trial would increase his risk of suicide. The deadline to launch a complaint about this resolution is this Friday.
U.S. Justice Department spokesman Mark Lemondi said the Justice Department did issue the complaint and will continue to seek Assange’s extradition to the United States. Biden’s attitude is still unclear, the matter involves sensitive events transparency and media freedom and other related issues, Biden suffered many human rights organizations pressure, human rights organizations want him to give up extradition Assange. Assange has said that WikiLeaks and other constitutionally protected media are no different, and that if he is persecuted, then that means that news organizations can be persecuted for the same type of information. However, the Justice Department responded at the Time that Assange was not a journalist. If convicted on all counts, Assange, who is 49 years old, faces a 175-year sentence.
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