Day X - Julian Assange's final appeal in the UK

Описание: 🔴 « If extradited to the US, Assange faces up to 175 years in prison. »

This is in connection with Wikileaks’ publication of more than 250,000 US diplomatic cables in 2010. In just two weeks, a hearing at the UK High Court could determine the fate of Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange. This is his one final step remaining in the UK courts – a hearing by a panel of two judges dubbed “Day X”.

The bulk of this case – 17 counts – rests on Espionage Act charges, which itself is facing calls from reform in the US Congress to address its lack of a public interest defense and other deficiencies. The remaining Computer Fraud and Abuse Act charge – the initial charge brought against Assange before the Espionage Act charges were added in May 2019 – would carry a potential maximum sentence of only five years.

For his part, Assange has already spent nearly four and a half years in London’s Belmarsh prison, where he has been held on remand since April 2019. Assange has been arbitrarily deprived of his liberty through various means since December 2010, including 10 days of isolation at Wandsworth Prison, 550 days of house arrest, and seven years in the Ecuadorian Embassy, where he sought refuge out of fear of extradition to the US.

🎥 Watch RSF's Rebecca Vincent explanation on #DayX and what we can expect. She will be in court to observe proceedings. #FreeAssange