A request to extradite Julian Assange to the US has been signed by the home secretary but must still be approved by a judge on Friday before the WikiLeaks founder can be sent to face trial in America.
Sajid Javid said he had signed the extradition order but maintained it was a “decision ultimately for the courts”.
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At a previous hearing in May, Assange was too ill to appear via video link, but a judicial source said there was no indication he would be unable to take part in Friday’s hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
Assange was moved to the medical wing of HMP Belmarsh last month when his health deteriorated and he “dramatically lost weight”, WikiLeaks said.
A request to extradite Julian Assange to the US has been signed by the home secretary but must still be approved by a judge on Friday before the WikiLeaks founder can be sent to face trial in
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