Assange a Political Prisoner?

Commentary On March 26, the King’s Bench Division of the UK High Court, released its approved judgment in the extradition case of Julian Assange. It is a curious judgment because, rather than deciding the matter, it has prolonged the uncertainty surrounding Mr. Assange’s fate. The WikiLeaks founder’s legal team had nine arguments about why his extradition should be prohibited. However, the court failed to reach a conclusive decision, requesting further information from the respondents (the U.S. government, the UK Secretary of State for the Home Department), thereby merely delaying Mr. Assange’s extradition. The ABC’s World News report characterised the decision as giving Mr. Assange “a glimmer of hope” in his fight to avoid extradition....