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British Home Secretary Priti Patel authorized the extradition on June 17 thereafter. Assange has lost a number of court battles to stay in the UK, but WikiLeaks has said it plans to appeal the decision, meaning he is unlikely to board a plane anytime soon.
Assange is unlikely to be handed over to the US anytime soon
The government's decision came after the judge accepted assurances from the US regarding the conditions of detention.
The UK courts have not found that Mr Assange's extradition would be depressing, unfair or would show signs of an abuse of process, a Home Office spokesman said in a statement.
Assange's legal team's appeal is likely to focus on such grounds such as the right to freedom of expression and attempts to prove that the extradition request is politically motivated.
“On June 17, after consideration by both the Magistrates' Court and the Supreme Court, a decision was made to extradite Julian Assange to the United States. Mr. Assange retains the usual 14-day right of appeal,” the ministry said.
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Assange faces up to 175 years in prison in the United States. He is accused of criminal conspiracy to illegally penetrate the Pentagon's computer systems. He published on his website WikiLeaks secret information that was stolen by the American military man Bradley Manning.
In 2012, the British court decided to arrest and extradite Assange to Stockholm, where he is accused of sexual had sexual intercourse with a Swedish woman without a condom, contrary to her requests, and had sexual intercourse with another woman. while she was sleeping. However, Assange managed to take refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he hid for seven years.
In 2019, he was deprived of asylum in the diplomatic mission for violating international conventions and aggressive behavior. After that, he was arrested at the request of the United States.
