Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is making a final bid to appeal against his extradition from the UK to the US in the High Court in London
Assange, who is not appearing in court because of illness, has been in a UK prison since 2019 and is wanted by the US for disclosing secret military files in 2010 and 2011
In 2021, the UK High Court ruled that he should be extradited, dismissing claims that his poor mental health meant he might take his own life in a US jail
In 2022, the Supreme Court upheld that decision and then-Home Secretary Priti Patel confirmed the extradition order
In today’s hearing, Assange is seeking permission to review Priti Patel’s decision and challenge the original 2021 court ruling
If he fails, Assange will have exhausted all appeal routes in the UK and will enter the process of extradition
He says the case against him is politically motivated and his lawyers have suggested they will take the case to the European Court of Human Rights if the appeal is turned down
