Supporters of Julian Assange outside the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) in London. File photoLONDON, Apr 2Westminster Magistrates Court to issue extradition order for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States April 20.»Next hearing: Westminster Magistrates Court, April 20…Judge to issue extradition order for Julian Assange in the US. The warrant will then be sent for approval to (Interior Minister) Priti Patel,» WikiLeaks said in a social media post. extradition. On the morning of April 11, 2019, he was detained at the request of the United States. Extradition hearings began on May 2, 2019. Shortly thereafter, US authorities announced that they had filed new charges against Assange for 17 counts of violating the law on espionage and disclosure of classified information. If extradited to the US, Assange faces up to 175 years in prison. On December 10, 2021, the London High Court granted the US appeal against a previous decision prohibiting extradition, the court granted the guarantees that the US provided to the British side. The hearing was limited to the question of whether the judge at the Central Criminal Court in London was wrong in her judgment that Assange could commit suicide if he were extradited to the US. The court granted the US appeal and ruled that the case should go to Westminster Magistrates' Court with instructions for the District Judge to refer the case to the Minister of State, who will decide whether Assange should be extradited to the US. Assange filed a petition at the end of December for the opportunity to appeal this decision, at the end of January 2022 the High Court of London allowed this. Assange's refuge
