A Lawyer Writes

A Lawyer Writes

Assange wins

District judge says it would be oppressive to extradite him to US on espionage charges

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Joshua Rozenberg
Jan 04, 2021
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Here are the key extracts from District Judge Vanessa Baraitser’s ruling this morning:

Julian Assange during his stay at the Embassy of Ecuador

278. Section 91 of the Extradition Act 2003 provides: 

(1) This section applies if at any time in the extradition hearing it appears to the judge that the condition in subsection (2) is satisfied. 

(2) The condition…

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