WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, has submitted to the High Court in London a request to appeal his extradition to the United Stateswhich requires it to try him for crimes of espionage.
The activist, who will turn 51 this Sunday, remains in Belmarsh maximum security prison in London while his appeal against his surrender to Washington is resolved.
Last June 17, British Home Secretary Priti Patel signed the order to extradite the Australian journalist to the United States, which requires him on charges of espionage.
Weeks earlier, on April 20, a British court judge had issued a delivery order to the US Justice for consideration by the UK Government.
The United States demands Assange to prosecute him for 18 crimes of espionage and computer intrusion for the revelations of his portal that, according to his legal team, can mean up to 175 years in prison in that country.
While the future of the Australian is being resolved, his wife, Stella, and supporters of Assange today held a protest outside the headquarters of the Home Office – British Ministry of the Interior – in central London to intensify calls for his release. .
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