Thread by @kgosztola

British High Court of Justice will announce their ruling on the US government's effort to overturn a district judge's decision, which blocked the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. I'm covering.

Thread for following proceedings at the High Court.

If you are not familiar with the grounds of appeal in the Julian Assange case submitted by the US government, which the High Court will rule for or against today, here is the guide I assembled outlining each aspect:

thedissenter.org/a-guide-to-the…

Programming Note: I've reported on every stage of the case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pursued by the US government. thedissenter.org/tag/julian-ass…

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While decision on US government's appeal in Julian Assange's extradition case is announced by High Court, the US government is also hosting a "Summit For Democracy," where US officials are speaking about "political prisoners" and "climates of fear," etc.

https://twitter.com/kgosztola/status/1469101006646566917

Lord Chief Justice Burnett is on High Court. As @declassifiedUK reported, "Assange’s fate lies in the hands of an appeal judge who is a close friend of Sir Alan Duncan—former foreign minister who called Assange 'miserable little worm' in parliament." declassifieduk.org/assange-judge-…

These journalists, along with @SMaurizi, are good reporters who have worked diligently to cover the extradition case against Assange. And you can follow them all this morning for additional coverage:

https://twitter.com/SMaurizi/status/1469244595963895809?s=20

The High Court of Justice is in session. Decision on appeal in Assange extradition case to be announced.

Lord Justice Holroyde is presenting the High Court decision, first recapping the history since the district judge ruled against extradition #Assange

Holroyde makes clear the appeal was "limited to the issue of whether the district judge was wrong to find that Mr. Assange’s decision was such that it would be oppressive to extradite him."

Holroyde says the appeal is allowed. District judge ought to have notified US of her provisional view to afford it the opportunity to offer assurances to the court #Assange

BREAKING NEWS: High Court rules in favor of US government and overturns the district judge decision that blocked Julian Assange's extradition. Case is remitted to Westminster Magistrates Court and instructed to send case to Secretary of State for extradition.

As stated by Holroyde, the High Court was satisfied the possibility of Special Administrative Measures, or SAMs, would be excluded and Assange would not be sent to supermax prison. Rejected criticisms from Assange's legal team.

We can expect an appeal from Assange's legal team to be filed in response to this decision.

In meantime, I'm going live as I normally do with a report on what just unfolded:

President Biden's administration cannot reasonably claim to support principles of democracy and human rights while at same time seeking the extradition of a publisher, Julian Assange, which is opposed by global press freedom organizations. They are a threat through this case.

High Court of Justice rejected three grounds for appeal put forward on behalf of the US that included the argument that the judge inappropriately determined extradition would be oppressive to Julian Assange's health.

High Court of Justice allowed two grounds for appeal - the district judge should have let the US offer assurances before denying the request (Ground 2) and the UK government was offered a package of 'assurances' to address the judge’s decision (Ground 5)

Here is my report on the decision from the High Court of Justice in Julian Assange's extradition case.

Assange's legal team plans to appeal the High Court decision which backed extradition to the United States

thedissenter.org/assange-plans-…