Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, appealed against being extradited to the United States on Friday as his supporters criticised the British authorities. Assange has been detained in a maximum security facility since 2019. He will turn 51 on Sunday. Dozens of people showed up outside the British interior ministry on Friday to demand his release, including his wife Stella. The extradition was granted by Home Secretary Priti Patel last month, but court authorities told AFP that an appeal application had been filed on Friday.
Stella Assange, who married the Australian publisher earlier this year, told reporters after Patel revealed her choice that “we’re not at the end of the journey here.” We’ll combat this, I promise. We’ll pursue the option of every available appeal. Assange must appear in court.Act by releasing military and diplomatic records from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars in 2010. His supporters paint him as a martyr for press freedom after he was hauled into UK custody after spending years in Ecuador’s embassy, despite the fact that he might spend decades behind bars if found guilty.
