Assange case: Amnesty calls for release

The US judiciary must drop its allegations against the Australian and the British authorities immediately release him from custody, the human rights organization said on Tuesday. The appeal process for Assange’s extradition to the United States is due to begin in London on Wednesday.

The US judiciary wants to bring Assange to trial on allegations of espionage. He faces up to 175 years in prison in the United States. A judge in London had rejected the extradition request in January with regard to Assange’s compromised mental health and the expected prison conditions in the United States.

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