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Date: May 20, 2024 at 18:49:56
From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: CPJ welcomes UK High Court decision to hear Julian Assange appeal |
URL: https://cpj.org/2024/05/cpj-welcomes-uk-high-court-decision-to-hear-julianassange-appeal/ |
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CPJ welcomes UK High Court decision to hear Julian Assange appeal
Washington, D.C., May 20, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists
welcomes the U.K. High Court’s Monday decision to allow WikiLeaks founder
Julian Assange to appeal his extradition case.
“We are heartened that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be allowed to
appeal his extradition to the United States,” said CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg, in
New York. “Assange’s prosecution in the United States would have disastrous
implications for press freedom. It is time for the United States Department of
Justice to drop its harmful charges against Assange.”
If extradited and convicted in the U.S., Assange’s lawyers have said that he
faces up to 175 years in prison under the Espionage Act and the Computer
Fraud and Abuse Act, although U.S. prosecutors have said the sentence
would be much shorter.
Last week, CPJ and partners sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick
Garland urging the Justice Department to drop charges against the Wikileaks
founder.
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Date: May 21, 2024 at 01:09:04
From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: CPJ welcomes UK High Court decision to hear Julian Assange appeal |
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a small win, but a win...
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