17 June 2019
UK Home Secretary signs US extradition order for Julian Assange
BDB Pitmans
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested in April 2019 for skipping bail in 2012. Now, after receiving two extradition requests from both the United States and Sweden, the UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid has signed an extradition order for the United States.
Anthony Hanratty, a senior associate in BDB Pitmans’ crime team, discussed this with Sputnik, stating that Javid’s actions were a mere formality. As he is one of the ten candidates running for the role of Conservative party leader and UK prime minister he is wanting to make it look like he played a role in speeding up this extradition.
The full article was published by Sputnik on Friday 14 June 2019.
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