British Home Secretary Approves Assange’s Extradition to the U.S.

On June 17, 2022, the British Home Secretary Priti Patel approved Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States.  Assange has fourteen days to appeal the decision.   The Home Secretary observed that “(t)he UK courts have not found that it would be oppressive, unjust or an abuse of process to extradite Mr. Assange.”[1]