Tag: Extradition

Decision to approve Julian Assange’s extradition quashed after release

The decision to approve Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States has formally been quashed at the High Court following his return to Australia as a free man. In an order on Friday, judges said that then-Home Secretary Priti Patel’s decision to order Mr Assange’s extradition to the US in June 2022 had been overturned. It […]

Cumberland woman awaiting extradition to Frederick County

Jun. 12—CUMBERLAND — A city woman is awaiting extradition to Frederick County after she was jailed in a traffic arrest Tuesday, according to Cumberland Police. Ashley N. Decarlo, 37, was arrested on cocaine possession charges as well as hindering and obstructing police when her vehicle was stopped at an unspecified location in the city. A […]

Missing man faces Spain extradition on rape charges

A man accused of rape who has been missing for two years has been arrested in Spain and faces extradition to the UK. James Clacher, 55, from Bellshill in Lanarkshire, was last seen in Airdrie on 30 May 2022. His car was found at the Loch Long car park in Arrochar, Argyll, the following day […]

Julian Assange wins bid to bring appeal against extradition

Julian Assange has won a bid to bring an appeal against his extradition to the United States at the High Court in London. Assange faces prosecution in the US over an alleged conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information following the publication of hundreds of thousands of leaked documents relating to the Afghanistan and […]

U.K. court grants Assange chance to appeal against U.S. extradition

London — A U.K. court has ruled that Julian Assange will not be immediately extradited to face charges in the United States, giving the U.S. government three weeks to “offer assurances” that the American justice system will abide by several specific tenets in its handling of the WikiLeaks founder’s case. The British court said Assange “has […]

Julian Assange to hear result of crucial ruling on US extradition

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will find out on Tuesday whether the High Court in London will allow him to appeal against his extradition from Britain to the United States or if his British legal challenges have finally come to an end. U.S. prosecutors are seeking to put Assange, 52, […]