US promises not to kill Assange – reports — RT World News
Washington has reportedly signed guarantees that the death penalty will not be sought or imposed on the WikiLeaks founder
Washington has agreed to a set of conditions regarding the possible prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he is extradited to the United States to face espionage charges, several media outlets reported on Tuesday.
The signed assurances, which New York Times reporter Megan Specia shared on He faces the death penalty if convicted.
However, it should be noted that while these confirmations exist “link,” Decision on “Applicability of the First Amendment” Will be “Exclusively within the jurisdiction of the American courts.”
Washington's promises come after the British Supreme Court in London ruled last month that if the United States fails to provide these guarantees, Assange will be able to appeal against his extradition to the United States to stand trial for publishing secret military documents.
The United States provided guarantees in Assange's extradition case, which a British court requested before it made a final decision on his ability to appeal. The next step is a hearing on May 20. More about the content of these assertions in our previous story here: https://t.co/8ehvD0iHuspic.twitter.com/420CMZP0Wp
– Megan Specia (@MeganSpiccia) April 16, 2024
Assange has been held in Belmarsh high security prison in London for five years. British police initially arrested him in 2010 on charges of committing sexual crimes, which he denied. In 2012, Assange evaded bail and was granted asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. He was arrested again in 2019 when Ecuador revoked his asylum, and has remained in Belmarsh ever since.
Meanwhile, the United States continues to demand his extradition to American territory to be tried on 17 espionage charges, due to the publication of secret Pentagon military documents in 2010 detailing alleged American war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Assange faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited and convicted.
His legal team and supporters claimed that the case against him was political in nature and was being fought by the West in retaliation for exposing alleged war crimes.
His lawyers also insisted on rejecting Assange's extradition request to the United States, arguing that doing so would endanger his life and well-being, and had previously rejected any guarantees provided by Washington as meaningless, claiming that it would be impossible to rely on Assange. them if their client is actually extradited.
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