Countdown To Day X: CIA Reportedly Plotted To Kill Assange
A 10-part series building up to a pivotal hearing that may be WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's last best hope to prevent extradition to the United States
Editor’s Note: Ahead of a major hearing before the British High Court of Justice on February 20 and 21, the “Countdown To Day X” series will highlight key aspects of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s request to appeal his extradition to the United States.
Extradition should be blocked because the CIA allegedly plotted to kidnap, poison, or kill WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange while he was living under political asylum in the Ecuador embassy in London.
According to Assange’s legal team, extradition would undermine his right to life and right to be free from “torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment” under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
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Thank you for always covering Julian Assange so well, Kevin. Thank you for your awesome book and all you do! So it doesn't look like anyone will be allowed to "live tweet" the hearings Feb 20 and 21 from the recent X post by Craig Murray - despite this being a "public" hearing. I'm not up to date; will you be at the hearing? Do you see any way for it to be live tweeted? All the best.