Posted on 03/28/2024 6:41:31 PM PDT by marshmallow
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The government of the United Kingdom will not want to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States as long as he could still face the death penalty there, Lord Richard Balfe, a Conservative member of the UK Parliament's House of Lords, told Sputnik.
On Tuesday, the High Court of Justice in London ruled that Assange has a real prospect of success on three of the nine grounds of appeal. The court asked the US government to provide assurances that the WikiLeaks founder would be able to claim the First Amendment of the US Constitution, which guarantees freedoms related to religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition. The court also asked to ensure that Assange would not be prejudiced at his trial due to his nationality, and that he would not face the death penalty. The next hearing is scheduled for May 20 if the parties submit the necessary documents.
"I am sure that the lawyers of Julian Assange will pursue appeals for as long as they can. It is my belief that the UK Government will be unwilling to extradite without a clear undertaking that the death penalty will not be imposed," Balfe said.
When asked about the High Court's decision, Balfe stated that the UK-US extradition treaty signed by the Blair government has a reputation of being flawed and placing uneven responsibilities on the UK as opposed to the US.
"The job of the High Court is to interpret the existing law, not to invent new laws. As such their judgment is about the law as it stands not as some might like it to be," Balfe said.
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Normally I don’t think we should use the death penalty anymore. But we should use it for terrorists. For criminals who had committed heinous crimes like Jeffrey Dahmer. Etc.
Not to worry.
No matter what the promise, as soon as he is in US custody he will “commit suicide.”
Democrats need to “eliminate” Assange, because he exposed them. Just like they eliminated Epstein.
Not a problem. Just let him go, let him disappear to some corner of the world where the US govn can’t find him, and life will be good.
The Left wants to kill Assange for (in their minds) helping Trump win in 2016.
Idiots. They’ve never heard of getting Epsteined, death penalty or not…
He only did one thing wrong—use his freedon of speech and reveal the truth against a government —and the government could not have that. The west is in a death spiral. Debt, moral depravity, and rebellion against God— America is lost........
please, we don’t execute anybody...
Plus, doesn’t he have the inside info on Seth Rich’s demise?
Yes!
Guess whose “justice” department went after Assange. Hint: The superseding indictment was filed on May 23, 2019.
The U.K. government does something sane and rational for once.
That alone should make this headline news around the world.
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