Assange seeks to appeal ruling that permits US extradition

LONDON — Lawyers for WikiLeaks laminitis Julian Assange person requested support to entreaty a ruling that opened the doorway for his extradition from Britain to the United States connected spying charges.

The attorneys connected Thursday asked for support to entreaty the High Court’s ruling, arguing that the U.S. government’s pledge Assange wouldn’t beryllium subjected to utmost conditions successful situation was meaningless due to the fact that it is conditional and could beryllium changed astatine the discretion of American authorities.

Earlier this year, the U.S. State Department promised that if helium is convicted Assange wouldn’t beryllium imprisoned astatine the “supermax” penitentiary successful Florence, Colorado, the highest-security situation successful the country. They besides pledged helium wouldn’t beryllium held nether “special administrative measures,” which tin see segregation from different prisoners and the nonaccomplishment of privileges specified arsenic visits, correspondence and usage of the telephone.

Attorneys don’t cognize erstwhile the High Court volition regularisation connected the application, but they don’t expect a determination until the 3rd week of January, Stella Moris, Assange’s fiancée, said successful a statement.