Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Will Julian Assange be extradited? | Inside Story” – below is their description.
A ‘travesty of justice’ is how Amnesty International describes it.
‘Dangerous and misguided’ says Julian Assange’s partner.
She says the founder of the WikiLeaks website is planning a last-gasp appeal to Britain’s highest court to stop extradition to the United States.
Britain’s Supreme Court is set to have the final verdict on the fate of the 50 year old Australian.
The whistleblower faces up to 175 years in a U.S. prison if he is finally extradited .
But what are the risks of his trans-Atlantic extradition?
Presenter: Kim Vinell.
Guests:
Max Blumenthal, Editor of TheGrayzone.com.
Kristinn Krafnsson, Editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks.
Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and professor of international law at University of Glasgow.
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Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
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