WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is still awaiting a decision on whether he will be granted a new appeal as he continues to fight extradition to the U.S. on criminal charges. The hearing before high court judges in London concluded today without a verdict. Assange is facing charges under the Espionage Act for obtaining and sharing classified information related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, with a potential life sentence if convicted.
The recent hearings were part of Assange's efforts to avoid the extradition order issued by the High Court in the United Kingdom in 2021, which was upheld in 2022 and approved by the Home Secretary at the time. Assange's legal team argued for the opportunity to appeal the extradition on grounds of poor health and other reasons, but the judges have not yet reached a decision.
