Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, received a significant boost in his fight against extradition to the United States when the High Court in London ruled that the assurances provided by the U.S. were inadequate.
As a result, he will be granted a full appeal hearing. In March, the High Court initially granted Assange permission to appeal on three grounds, but with the condition that the U.S. provide satisfactory assurances.
These assurances included a commitment to not seek the death penalty and allowing Assange to exercise his First Amendment right to free speech during the trial.
However, the U.S. submissions were deemed insufficient by two senior judges, who consequently approved the appeal to proceed.
