A court artist’s sketch of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in the dock reading his papers for his extradition hearing on Monday. Photo: AP
Julian Assange ‘would be suicide risk’ if extradited from Britain to US, says lawyer
- Extradition would expose WikiLeaks founder to inhumane and degrading treatment by a disproportionate sentence, lawyer Edward Fitzgerald argued
- Assange, 48, is fighting extradition from Britain to the United States where he is accused of espionage and hacking
A court artist’s sketch of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in the dock reading his papers for his extradition hearing on Monday. Photo: AP