The second and final hearing on the final appeal of the defense of Julian Assange, Australian journalist and co-founder of WikiLeaks, against his highly contested extradition procedure from the United Kingdom to the USA, without a verdict, has ended at the High Court in London. by the court, scheduled for another date.
It will be a matter of a few days as expected, but the judges have not given precise indications on the matter, reserving the necessary time to reflect on the opposing arguments of the parties.
If the appeal is not accepted, the possibilities for legal action in the British justice system would be exhausted.
Even today several protesters are gathered in front of the courthouse.
His wife, Stella Assange, told them the outcome is fraught with unknowns.
And that we need to protest, "showing that the world is watching, until Julian is free."
No sign of Julian Assange's presence in court today either.
This was reported by witnesses present in the courtroom, after yesterday his wife, Stella Assange, and the defense lawyers informed the two appeal judges that the Australian journalist and activist, co-founder of WikiLeaks, "is not well" due to the consequences of 5 years of hard detention in Belmarsh maximum security prison.
The forfeit was then confirmed by WikiLeaks on the organisation's Always.
And he is once again referred to as "a political prisoner".
"Julian Assange - we read in the post, which presents today as a sort of "day X" - will not be able to attend even today's crucial hearing, due to his continuing precarious health conditions".
Assange - the message continues - "risks a 175 year sentence if extradited to the USA, for having published" embarrassing documents stolen from American archives.
Hence the two hashtags: "#DayX" and "#FreeAssange".
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