Reacting to the decison not to extradite Julian Assange to the United States, his partner Stella Moris said: "Today is a victory for Julian. Today's victory is a first step towards justice in this ...Julian Assange’s father has added his name to a letter calling for New Zealand to offer his son asylum, TVNZ reports. The call comes after a judge in the United Kingdom rejected a request from the United States for Assange’s extradition to face espionage charges. supplied/Stuff Julian Assange, 49, is due back in court this week to apply for bail. Julian needs asylum in New Zealand and needs it now.”After the court hearing, Assange, 49, was taken back to Belmarsh Prison in London.

Source: Stuff January 05, 2021 08:15 UTC