٠٠:٠٢:٢٠Crowds cheered outside London's High Court on Monday, after judges gave Julian Assange the right to a fresh appeal against his extradition to the US.
"It's a good day for Julian Assange, it's a step in the right direction and it's a turning point and hopefully it will lead to him being free," said one supporter.
Another claimed the decision was 'astonishing' and said it showed that earlier decisions were completely wrong.
"To allow Julian a full appeal means that he can actually challenge the Americans on every aspect which included their illegal behaviour," he alleged. "In so many ways this whole case is based on illegality of the legal system, it's about reference to the law while systematically overriding it, disrespecting the law, disrespecting this country's sovereignty, disrespecting human rights."
The ruling granted the Wikileaks founder permission for a full appeal. It came after judges called on Washington to provide 'assurances' that he would have his free speech protected under the first amendment, that his Australian nationality would not count against him and that he would not receive the death penalty.
Assange's team accepted the third assurance, with the appeal now centred on the other two grounds.
Julian Assange has been detained in London's high-security Belmarsh prison since 2019, facing extradition to the US on 18 charges related to the release of classified documents covering the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. He was granted political asylum by Ecuador in London in 2012 but was dragged from the embassy by UK police and arrested in 2019.
'It's a turning point' - Celebrations outside London High Court after Assange wins right to appeal against US extradition
Crowds cheered outside London's High Court on Monday, after judges gave Julian Assange the right to a fresh appeal against his extradition to the US.
"It's a good day for Julian Assange, it's a step in the right direction and it's a turning point and hopefully it will lead to him being free," said one supporter.
Another claimed the decision was 'astonishing' and said it showed that earlier decisions were completely wrong.
"To allow Julian a full appeal means that he can actually challenge the Americans on every aspect which included their illegal behaviour," he alleged. "In so many ways this whole case is based on illegality of the legal system, it's about reference to the law while systematically overriding it, disrespecting the law, disrespecting this country's sovereignty, disrespecting human rights."
The ruling granted the Wikileaks founder permission for a full appeal. It came after judges called on Washington to provide 'assurances' that he would have his free speech protected under the first amendment, that his Australian nationality would not count against him and that he would not receive the death penalty.
Assange's team accepted the third assurance, with the appeal now centred on the other two grounds.
Julian Assange has been detained in London's high-security Belmarsh prison since 2019, facing extradition to the US on 18 charges related to the release of classified documents covering the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. He was granted political asylum by Ecuador in London in 2012 but was dragged from the embassy by UK police and arrested in 2019.
Crowds cheered outside London's High Court on Monday, after judges gave Julian Assange the right to a fresh appeal against his extradition to the US.
"It's a good day for Julian Assange, it's a step in the right direction and it's a turning point and hopefully it will lead to him being free," said one supporter.
Another claimed the decision was 'astonishing' and said it showed that earlier decisions were completely wrong.
"To allow Julian a full appeal means that he can actually challenge the Americans on every aspect which included their illegal behaviour," he alleged. "In so many ways this whole case is based on illegality of the legal system, it's about reference to the law while systematically overriding it, disrespecting the law, disrespecting this country's sovereignty, disrespecting human rights."
The ruling granted the Wikileaks founder permission for a full appeal. It came after judges called on Washington to provide 'assurances' that he would have his free speech protected under the first amendment, that his Australian nationality would not count against him and that he would not receive the death penalty.
Assange's team accepted the third assurance, with the appeal now centred on the other two grounds.
Julian Assange has been detained in London's high-security Belmarsh prison since 2019, facing extradition to the US on 18 charges related to the release of classified documents covering the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. He was granted political asylum by Ecuador in London in 2012 but was dragged from the embassy by UK police and arrested in 2019.