UK: Don't Allow US Extradition of Assange


Since June 19, Wikileaks' Julian Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London while his application for political asylum is reviewed. Meanwhile, Ecuadorean officials have been trying to reach a diplomatic resolution by seeking assurances from the US, UK, and Swedish governments that Assange will not be extradited to the United States if he travels to Sweden for questioning. But all three governments have remained silent on the issue. It is also being reported that the Swedish government has refused an offer to interview Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy.

But there is still hope. A senior legal advisor to the Ecuadoreans told the Guardian that the UK must waive what is called “specialty” for Assange to be extradited to the US after proceedings in Sweden are complete. If the UK were to give assurances that they would not waive specialty, Assange would be safe to venture to Sweden for questioning.

To date, there hasn't been much public pressure on the UK government to declare its intentions with regard to Assange. Let's change that. Sign our petition pressing the UK to publicly declare that it will not waive specialty in the case of Julian Assange.

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Theresa May MP, Home Secretary, United Kingdom
c.c., The RT Hon William Hague MP, First Secretary of State and Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, United Kingdom
The RT Hon David Lidington MP, Minister of State, United Kingdom

We, the undersigned, call upon you to give assurances that, in the case of Julian Assange, you will not waive specialty under section 58 of the Extradition Act of 2003 and that you will not consent to him being extradited to the United States upon completion of his legal proceedings in Sweden.
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    3375 Mon Sep 23 15:40:17 EDT 2013 Anonymous US
    3374 Thu Dec 13 14:30:17 EST 2012 Jeff Marsh London, ot , GB
    3373 Sun Nov 04 20:43:08 EST 2012 Anonymous North Kc, MO , United States
    3372 Fri Oct 19 03:15:07 EDT 2012 DeDe Knobbe Merrillville , IN , US
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    3368 Tue Sep 25 11:45:12 EDT 2012 Gail Evans Tarrytown, NY , United States Keep Julian Assange out of U.S.'s clutches.
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    3363 Sat Sep 08 08:10:09 EDT 2012 Tine Heydan-Hill Paris, France, FR Have you no decency, sir, at long last, said Joseph Welch to senator MacCarthy
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