On 11 August, the UK High Court began consideration of the US government’s appeal in the extradition case against Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange. In the preliminary hearing, the presiding judges granted permission for the US to pursue its appeal on two additional grounds, widening the scope to five grounds in total. The full appellate hearing will take place from 27 to 28 October.
In the 11th August preliminary hearing, the US government’s counsel argued that Professor Michael Kopelman’s testimony regarding Assange’s mental health had been “misleading” as his first written r
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