Assange supporters and Wikileaks editor in chief celebrate court ruling on extradition order

(20 May 2024)
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London - 20 May 2024
1. Julian Assange's supporters in front of court
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristinn Hrafnsson, Wikileaks editor-in-chief:
"It's because of people like you that we are finally seeing a glimpse of justice. The sun doesn't shine all that much in London, but today a glimpse, a sun ray of justice. Finally, finally, we saw it."
3. Banner reading (English): "Free Julian Assange"
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristinn Hrafnsson, Wikileaks editor-in-chief:
"It took a couple of hours, but the judges did came (come) to the just and the right conclusion. Julian Assange has now the right to appeal. And that in itself should send the right message across the sea to the Biden administration. Look there. You're on a losing ground. You're losing this case. If you want to save any form of face drop the case against Julian Assange. Drop it, right now."
5. Various of Assange's supporters in front of court
STORYLINE:
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's supporters celebrated outside London's court on Monday, following the ruling that Assange can appeal against extradition to the United States on espionage charge.

High Court judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson ruled for Assange after his lawyers argued that the U.S. government provided “blatantly inadequate” assurances that he would have the same free speech protections as an American citizen if extradited from Britain.

Assange, 52, has been indicted on 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse over his website’s publication of a trove of classified U.S. documents almost 15 years ago.

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