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The curious case of Julian Assange

The curious case of Julian Assange

Wikileaks founder granted leave to appeal after US fails to give assurances

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Joshua Rozenberg
May 20, 2024
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Julian Assange was granted permission to appeal this morning against a decision to send him for trial in the United States on charges of conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information.

The curious thing about the case is that the US government failed to provide the diplomatic assurances that would have put an end to the Wikileaks founder’…

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