Allegations a security firm at Ecuadorian embassy gave footage to CIA come as 100 doctors urge Australia to protect himJulian Assange’s extradition fight could turn on reports he was spied on for CIAJulian Assange’s fight against extradition to the US could last years, and his argument could hinge on reports he has been illegally spied upon and his sensitive information given to the CIA. Assange’s European arrest warrant on allegations of sexual assault in Sweden has been cancelled, with prosecutors arguing there was little chance of a conviction being obtained. “It appears documents videos and audio recordings have been supplied to the US authorities, probably the CIA,” he said. Goodwin-Gill said the UK Extradition Act – criticised often because it imposes unequal probable-cause standards for US and UK extraditions – had a number of barriers to extradition that may be pursued by Assange’s legal team. Goodwin-Gill said European human rights law – binding on the UK – would also likely form part of Assange’s argument to resist extradition.

Source: The Guardian December 16, 2019 17:02 UTC