Julian Assange's US Extradition Case Deliberated At UK High Court

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 20: Former general secretary of Unite the Union Len McCluskey speaks to supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange outside the Royal Courts of Justice on February 20, 2024 in London, England. The two-day hearing in London determines whether Julian Assange can appeal against the extradition order approved by then-Home Secretary Priti Patel in June 2022. The WikiLeaks founder is facing life imprisonment in the US for publishing thousands of classified military and diplomatic documents in 2010, which were provided by US army whistleblower Chelsea Manning. Between 2012 and 2019, Assange received asylum in Ecuador on the grounds of political persecution. Since 2019, he has been held at London's Belmarsh Prison as the US extradition case has proceeded. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)