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British court rules Julian Assange extradition on pause until US guarantees no death penalty: report

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A British court on Tuesday ruled that the U.S. cannot extradite Julian Assange on espionage charges unless American officials assure that he will not face the death penalty for his alleged crimes. 

«If assurances are not given then we will grant leave to appeal without a further hearing,» Judge Victoria Sharp said. «If assurances are given then we will give the parties an opportunity to make further submissions before we make a final decision on the application for leave to appeal.»

Judges Sharp and Jeremy Johnson argued that the U.S. must afford Assange, a 52-year-old Australian national, «the same First Amendment protections as a United States citizen and that the death penalty is not imposed.» 

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The judges rejected most of Assange’s appeals – six of nine he lodged, including allegations that his prosecution is political. The judges dismissed his claim, saying that while he «acted out of political conviction… it does not follow, however, that the request for his extradition is made on account of his political views.» 

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«Extradition would result in him being lawfully in the custody of the United States authorities, and the reasons (if they can be called that) for rendition or kidnap or assassination then fall away,» the ruling said, also avoiding concerns about an alleged CIA plot to kidnap or kill Assange while he remained hunkered down in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange giving a thumbs up

Julian Assange on his arrival at Westminster Magistrates court in the U.K. on April 11, 2019. A group of lawmakers has called for U.S. charges against him to be dropped. (Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Assange faces 17 counts under the Espionage Act for allegedly receiving, possessing and communicating classified information to the public, as well as one charge alleging conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. If extradited, Assange would stand trial in Alexandria, Virginia, and could face up to 175 years in a maximum security prison if convicted. 

The charges were brought by the Trump administration’s Justice Department over WikiLeaks’ 2010 publication of cables leaked by U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning.

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The information detailed alleged war crimes committed by the U.S. government in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, detention camp, as well as instances of the CIA engaging in torture and rendition.

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The Obama administration in 2013 decided not to indict Assange over WikiLeaks’ 2010 publication of classified cables because it would have had to also indict journalists from major news outlets who published the same materials.

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Julian Assange’s lawyers are on their final U.K. legal challenge to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges. (AP)

President Obama also commuted Manning’s 35-year sentence for violations of the Espionage Act and other offenses to seven years in January 2017, and Manning, who had been imprisoned since 2010, was released later that year.

But the Justice Department under President Trump later moved to indict Assange under the Espionage Act, and the Biden administration has continued to pursue his prosecution.

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A U.K. district court judge rejected the U.S. extradition request in 2021 on the grounds that Assange was likely to kill himself if held under harsh U.S. prison conditions. Higher courts overturned that decision after getting assurances from the U.S. about his treatment.

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Stella Assange speaks beside a poster of her husband, Julian Assange, at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Feb. 21, 2024. (AP)

No publisher had been charged under the Espionage Act until Assange, and many press freedom groups have said his prosecution sets a dangerous precedent intended to criminalize journalism.

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Stella Assange, wife of Julian, called her husband a «political prisoner» and demanded the Biden administration to outright drop the «shameful» case against him.

«This case will determine if he lives or dies, essentially,» she told the BBC. 

Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion and The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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Roma: reabrió la Fontana di Trevi después de varias semanas de limpieza

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La famosa Fontana di Trevi reabrió oficialmente después de varias semanas de limpieza, y el municipio decidió limitar a partir de ahora el número de visitantes simultáneos a 400, anunció este domingo el alcalde de Roma, Roberto Gualtieri.

«Podrán estar aquí 400 personas a la vez. El objetivo es permitir que todos disfruten lo mejor posible de la fuente, sin multitudes ni confusión», dijo Gualtieri frente a la fuente, famosa por la película «La Dolce Vita», de Federico Fellini, con Anita Ekberg y Marcello Mastroianni.

Añadió que esta cifra podría modificarse eventualmente después de una fase de prueba, cuya duración no precisó.

El alcalde de la capital italiana también indicó que el municipio estudiará la posibilidad de instaurar «una pequeña entrada» para financiar, entre otras cosas, el mantenimiento de la fuente.

Claudio Parisi Presicce, responsable de los bienes culturales del Ayuntamiento de Roma, precisó a AFP-TV que los trabajos en los monumentos municipales, se realizan con el objetivo «devolver a la ciudad la mayor parte de ellos antes del inicio del Jubileo» de la Iglesia católica, que comienza el 24 de diciembre.

En la fuente de Trevi «los trabajos duraron tres meses, con un gran esfuerzo conjunto que nos permitió terminar las obras antes de lo previsto. Fue un trabajo minucioso de limpieza, eliminación de elementos de degradación, maleza e incrustaciones de cal», añadió Presicce.

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La gente observa la Fontana di Trevi y toma fotografías mientras vuelve a abrir al público después de someterse a mantenimiento, en Roma, Italia. Foto EFE

La ceremonia de este domingo tuvo lugar bajo una suave lluvia, con la presencia de varios cientos de turistas, muchos de los cuales imitaron al alcalde, lanzando una moneda a la fuente.

Tradicionalmente, los numerosos turistas -entre 10.000 y 12.000 por día hasta ahora- lanzan monedas en la fuente y, en condiciones normales, las autoridades recuperan cada semana aproximadamente 10.000 euros (10.405 dólares) destinados a la organización benéfica Caritas.

La visita se regulará de la siguiente manera: todos los días de 9 a 21 horas (último acceso a las 20.30 horas); los lunes y viernes a partir de las 11 horas para permitir las operaciones de recogida de monedas; cada segundo lunes de 14 a 21 horas para vaciado y limpieza del tanque. A su vez, acceso gratuito a partir de las 21 horas.

En la entrada, salida y en el interior del monumento habrá personal dedicado a la recepción y seguridad. El servicio está encomendado a ZeŠtema Progetto Cultura. Los visitantes podrán circular libremente por los espacios del vaso de la fuente, pero no podrán sentarse en el borde de la piscina, comer, beber ni fumar.

En los paneles informativos de la entrada y en los tótems de los laterales de la plaza hay un código QR que permite obtener información histórica de la fuente.

«La intervención de hoy es doble, sobre las fuentes, que son numerosas y complejas, una intervención necesaria, importante, y también ahora podemos ver mejor los colores del mármol. Pero también una oportunidad para la innovación: la controversia se resolvió sola», afirmó Gualtieri, durante la inauguración de la Fontana.

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