This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Don't extradite Julian Assange to the United States of America
In April 2019, Julian Assange was arrested and placed in police custody in London for breaching bail conditions during December 2010.
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The pretence for Julian's arrest was an extradition request from America based on a Computer Hacking charge, in which Julian would face 5 years imprisonment. This, like many other cases, is likely a further pretence towards a later charge of treason. Though this no longer carries the death penalty, it does carry the penalty of life imprisonment.
Assange exposed atrocities committed via his release of the 'collateral murder' videos (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXPrfnU3G0).
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
This is a decision for the courts, which are independent of the UK Government and Parliament.
You can read more about the case here:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/world-affairs/europe/extradition-from-the-uk-what-next-for-julian-assange/
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