Assange may eventually be handed over to the United States for death

Absrtact: Beijing Time January 12 News, according to foreign media reports, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Julian Assange), deputy lawyer said in Tuesday, Assange should not be extradited from the United Kingdom to Sweden, because Assange may eventually be handed over to the United States

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Tencent Science and Technology News (view of the sea) Beijing time January 12, according to foreign media reports, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Julian Assange), a deputy lawyer said in Tuesday that Assange should not be extradited from the United Kingdom to Sweden, Because Assange could eventually be handed over to the United States for death.

The 39-year-old Australian computer expert, Julian Assange, is wanted by Swedish police for alleged sexual assault. Mr. Assange's lawyer released his defense outline after a brief appearance in court in London in Tuesday. Lawyers in the defense outline that Assange may face a death sentence in the United States.

The real danger is that if Assange is extradited to Sweden, the United States will seek to extradite Mr. Assange or transfer it illegally to the United States, according to the defense outline. Assange is in danger of being sentenced to death if he is extradited to the United States and has no guarantee of not being executed. The outline points out that, if transferred to the United States, Assange is indeed in danger of being abused or tortured, which is prohibited under article 3rd of the European Union Bill of Rights.

Mr. Assange has denied allegations of sexual assault.

Mr Assange said WikiLeaks would continue to publish declassified documents despite his own lawsuits. WikiLeaks said last December that it planned to release a document unethical practices, a large US bank. The industry generally believes that WikiLeaks refers to Bank of America (America).

Mr Assange said the work of WikiLeaks had increased. WikiLeaks is stepping up the publication of Cablegate-related documents. "This will soon be through our media partners around the world (media and some human rights organizations, big and small)," Assange said. ”

As part of the investigation, the US court previously asked Twitter to submit details of WikiLeaks and its supporters ' accounts.

British police arrested Mr. Assange last month after the Swedish police issued an arrest warrant, after he was released last December 16 after supporters paid 200,000 pounds (about $312,000) in bail.

A formal extradition hearing will be held on February 7 for 2 days. If he loses, Mr Assange can appeal, and the extradition proceedings may last for months.

As part of the bail conditions, Assange needs to live in a home in Suffolk County, east England, wearing electronic tracking equipment, reporting daily to police and complying with a curfew.