The British government has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange, who is imprisoned in the UK, to the United States, but on the 26th, a British court will decide whether to hold a full trial. It was decided that he would not be transferred to the United States immediately.
Julian Assange, the founder of the whistle-blowing site WikiLeaks, has been indicted by American authorities on charges of publishing confidential information from the US government and others online and engaging in unauthorized access, and is currently in the UK in a separate case. He is incarcerated.
The United States requested his extradition, and a British court ordered his transfer in October, and the British government approved it.
Dissatisfied with this, Assange's defense filed a motion, and a hearing was held last month to determine whether an appeal hearing should be held.
On the 26th, the High Court in London announced that the decision would be put on hold.
The reason for this is that he requested that the U.S. side not impose the death penalty on the defendant.
This means that Assange will not be extradited to the United States immediately.
Assange's wife Stella appealed to reporters for his release as soon as possible.