01:14Belmarsh prison will remain the home of its most famous inmate, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, for at least another two months, after London High Court postponed his US extradition hearing pending 'assurances' from the US government on Tuesday.
Footage shows exterior shots of the prison, a maximum-security jail in southeast London, where Assange has been held since being dragged from the Ecuadorian Embassy and arrested in April 2019.
The court's decision was announced following a two-day hearing last month, as his legal team sought leave to appeal the US extradition.
Under the latest ruling, the court decided that the hearing would be adjourned until May 20, allowing the publisher to amend his grounds of appeal and pending a number of 'assurances' required from the US and UK governments.
The US government would need to provide certain guarantees that any extradition would not contravene freedom of expression, wouldn't involved any prejudice during a trial regarding Assange's nationality and would not mean the death penalty in the case of conviction.
Six other grounds for appeal were rejected. If no assurances are provided, Assange's team would be allowed to appeal, while if they are, both sides could file further submissions ahead of the next hearing.
The extradition was approved in 2022 by then-home secretary Priti Patel. He is wanted by US authorities on 18 charges, following the release of thousands of military and diplomatic documents relating to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Assange behind bars - UK's Belmarsh Prison as London's High Court adjourns US extradition hearing until May
Belmarsh prison will remain the home of its most famous inmate, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, for at least another two months, after London High Court postponed his US extradition hearing pending 'assurances' from the US government on Tuesday.
Footage shows exterior shots of the prison, a maximum-security jail in southeast London, where Assange has been held since being dragged from the Ecuadorian Embassy and arrested in April 2019.
The court's decision was announced following a two-day hearing last month, as his legal team sought leave to appeal the US extradition.
Under the latest ruling, the court decided that the hearing would be adjourned until May 20, allowing the publisher to amend his grounds of appeal and pending a number of 'assurances' required from the US and UK governments.
The US government would need to provide certain guarantees that any extradition would not contravene freedom of expression, wouldn't involved any prejudice during a trial regarding Assange's nationality and would not mean the death penalty in the case of conviction.
Six other grounds for appeal were rejected. If no assurances are provided, Assange's team would be allowed to appeal, while if they are, both sides could file further submissions ahead of the next hearing.
The extradition was approved in 2022 by then-home secretary Priti Patel. He is wanted by US authorities on 18 charges, following the release of thousands of military and diplomatic documents relating to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Belmarsh prison will remain the home of its most famous inmate, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, for at least another two months, after London High Court postponed his US extradition hearing pending 'assurances' from the US government on Tuesday.
Footage shows exterior shots of the prison, a maximum-security jail in southeast London, where Assange has been held since being dragged from the Ecuadorian Embassy and arrested in April 2019.
The court's decision was announced following a two-day hearing last month, as his legal team sought leave to appeal the US extradition.
Under the latest ruling, the court decided that the hearing would be adjourned until May 20, allowing the publisher to amend his grounds of appeal and pending a number of 'assurances' required from the US and UK governments.
The US government would need to provide certain guarantees that any extradition would not contravene freedom of expression, wouldn't involved any prejudice during a trial regarding Assange's nationality and would not mean the death penalty in the case of conviction.
Six other grounds for appeal were rejected. If no assurances are provided, Assange's team would be allowed to appeal, while if they are, both sides could file further submissions ahead of the next hearing.
The extradition was approved in 2022 by then-home secretary Priti Patel. He is wanted by US authorities on 18 charges, following the release of thousands of military and diplomatic documents relating to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.