Second day of Assange’s supporters protest in London
Supporters of "Julian Assange" demanded his release for the second day in a row by organizing a demonstration in front of the London court. |
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency quoted by Sky News network, supporters of “Julian Assange” founder of Wiki Leaks, for the second day in a row, held a demonstration in front of the Supreme Court of Justice in London.
Demonstrators are holding posters demanding the release of Assange and not extraditing him to America .
Yesterday, there was a massive demonstration in support of Julian Assange and at the same time as the Supreme Court hearings began to review the applications related to He was extradited to America. The British government had previously referred a list of charges and cases to the Supreme Court. The court began hearings for two days on Tuesday, during which it will be determined whether Assange will have the opportunity to appeal the court’s decision to extradite him to the United States.
Assange faces 18 criminal charges that could land him in prison for up to 175 years. One of the last options to prevent his transfer to America may be a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights.
This Australian journalist became famous in 2006. At that time, he founded the website WikiLeaks to publish classified documents. In 2010, it released classified US military video footage showing how at least 18 civilians were killed after an attack on an American helicopter in Baghdad. Since 2007. By 2010, this site published 250,000 US diplomatic documents.