The British government has announced that it has approved the delivery of Assange, the founder of the accusation site WikiLeaks, which has been imprisoned in the United Kingdom.
Assange has a policy of appealing.
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has been charged with publishing confidential information such as the U.S. government on the Internet and being involved in unauthorized access by the judicial authorities, and is currently indicting another case. He has been imprisoned in the United Kingdom.
In April, a British court officially announced that Assange had been ordered to be handed over to the United States, and the Ministry of Home Affairs, which had been considering the final decision, approved the handing over to the United States on the 17th. ..
"The British courts have not determined that handing over Mr. Assange would be an abuse of the procedure," he said in a statement. "The United States is an important partner and prevents Britain from becoming a paradise for fugitives." It is in the national interest to have a well-balanced relationship. "
According to the UK Interior Ministry, Assange can file a complaint within 14 days, and the defendant will file a complaint.
Assange's younger brother "Today is a dark day for democracy"
Following the decision of the British government to approve the delivery to the United States, Assange's younger brother and father held a meeting in New York, USA.
In this, his younger brother Gabriel Shipton said, "Today is a dark day for democracy. This decision means that the basic journalism that people do every day, such as collecting and disclosing information, is in the UK. It's been illegal, "said Assange, who said he would file a complaint within 14 days.
"I'm ashamed that Britain has colluded with the U.S. Department of Justice to put an end to press freedom," said his father, John Shipton, and continued to work hard to release Assange. Shown.