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| Julian Assange's extradition hearing postponed amid Covid-19 pandemic, earliest available date November | Julian Assange's extradition hearing postponed amid Covid-19 pandemic, earliest available date November |
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| The Wikileaks co-founder’s US extradition hearing in London has been delayed, potentially till November, due to the coronavirus pandemic with his defense arguing it made the proceeding ‘medically dangerous’. | |
| Julian Assange’s extradition case has been delayed again after his defence lawyers said the coronavirus outbreak made his trial “impossible” and “medically dangerous”. | |
| A hearing, held by video link at Westminster Magistrates Court, heard that the case could be postponed until as late as November 2 as the saga continued to rumble on. | |
| Judge Vanessa Baraitser vacated the planned hearing on May 18 saying the court would reconvene in a week to fix a date to hear Assange’s case in full. | |
| The prosecution supported the defence’s appeal to delay the hearing, agreeing with barrister Edward Fitzgerald, that it would be “oppressive under the circumstances to require Mr Assange to take part". | |
| Fitzgerald further argued that it would be dangerous for both his client and prison staff to bring the 48-year-old to the courtroom while Britain was locked down. | |
| Judge Baraitser said that both Assange and lawyers for both the defence and prosecution should be “physically present” in the court for the hearing. | |
| The parties will meet again on May 4 to arrange a new date for proceedings to begin with dates lined up for either three non-consecutive weeks starting in July or three consecutive weeks in November. | |
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