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The negotiations have lasted four weeks and Assange’s lawyers, among other things, have tried to convince the court that Assange is in too poor a mental state to be extradited to the United States.
Wikileaks news Editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson said yesterday that just what is said then should be enough to convince the court that the US trial against Assange is not legally fair.
Yesterday, two anonymous witnesses, who had previously been employed by a Spanish security company, claimed that the company in the direct US mission spied on and intercepted Assange’s conversations with his lawyers at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where Assange was previously. .
It remains to be seen whether the court finds the testimony relevant to the question of extradition.
During the extradition trial It has also been argued that Assange runs the risk of inhumane treatment, such as solitary confinement and particularly severe prison restrictions, if he is released.
Furthermore, two psychiatrists who knew Assange have testified that the risk of suicide is very high if he is released.
The American psychiatrist, who also knew Assange, claims that Assange is mentally ill, but that the risk of suicide is manageable.
Assange’s side also claims that the indictment is politically motivated and that Assange should not be released for that reason.
It has been noted that during the Obama administration, the United States refrained from prosecuting Assange under US espionage laws, as freedom of the press and expression in the United States would be impaired. But when Donald Trump became president, America changed.
The judge in the extradition case They said today that they will be unveiled on January 4 next year, and that Assange will remain in prison in London until then. However, that verdict is expected to be appealed, and it will likely be several years before it is clear whether Assange will be released or not.
