Russian intelligence asset and Trump's 2016 election enabler, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, was dealt a defeat in British court, which declined to hear his appeal of an extradition request from the U.S. on espionage charges. Assange has been held in London's high-security Belmarsh prison since he was removed from the Ecuadorian embassy in London in April 2019 at the embassy's request. Assange, who was able to father a child while being given asylum in the embassy, is in his tenth year of fighting extradition to the U.S. Unfortunately, the slippery Assange can stall his extradition from the U.K. for some time to come:
"Britain’s home secretary has to rule on the extradition. Assange can also appeal to the European Court of Human Rights, which guides British court decisions. And he can revive other claims denied in lower court — that the prosecution is political, that it violates free-speech rights, that it comes too long after the alleged crime, and that American authorities acted unlawfully."
Assange has proven to be a flight risk, so as long as he's behind bars, the wheels of justice can continue to grind. But at some point enough is enough, and he needs to be brought to justice in the U.S.
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