Danger of torture: UN expert concerned about whistleblower Assange. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited to the USA.
A hearing on Assange's possible extradition is scheduled to take place at the High Court in London on February 21st and 22nd. Many are loudly calling for the release of the Wikileaks founder, but the USA has been insisting for years on the extradition of the 52-year-old, who has been imprisoned in Great Britain since 2019. According to the UN expert, American assurances that he would be treated humanely were not sufficient for his extradition.