The U.S. government has won an appeal in a British court over the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, with the ruling representing a major setback in his fight to avoid being handed over to U.S. authorities to face espionage charges. The High Court in London ruled on Dec. 10 that assurances given by U.S….
Julian Assange One Step Closer to Extradition as US Wins Court Appeal in UK
US Government’s Appeal to Extradite Julian Assange to Be Heard at High Court
The US government’s legal challenge over a judge’s decision not to extradite Julian Assange is to be heard by the High Court. Assange, 50, is wanted in the US on allegations of a conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information following WikiLeaks’ publication of hundreds of thousands of leaked documents relating to the Afghanistan…
Judge Grants US More Grounds to Appeal on Assange Extradition
LONDON—A London judge on Wednesday widened the scope of a U.S. appeal against a block on the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from Britain and will hear the renewed bid in late October. A judge ruled in January that Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges including breaking…
Meng Wanzhou’s Lawyer Returns to Court to Fight Extradition of Huawei CFO
Meng Wanzhou’s lawyer returned to court on Wednesday to fight the extradition case of Huawei Technologies’ chief financial officer. The final round of hearings for Meng’s extradition case began in the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver. Defence lawyer Mona Duckett told the court that the United States “misused” the extradition process and accused the United…
China Chasing Dissidents Among US Allies
Commentary This week the U.S. Department of Justice announced indictments against nine Chinese nationals for acting as illegal agents in the United States, roaming the country to intimidate and harass Chinese nationals living in the United States—including dissidents—with one clear aim: to force them to return to China “voluntarily.” One of the nine is even…
Canadian Judge Denies New Evidence in Meng Extradition Case
VANCOUVER—A British Columbia Supreme Court judge will not allow new evidence to be admitted in the United States extradition case of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes said on July 9 that the application by Meng’s lawyers to use the documents obtained from HSBC through a Hong Kong court is…
‘Operation Yellowbird’ Continues, This Time Helping Hong Kong People Flee
An inflatable speedboat, iPhones, and a compass … five young men from Hong Kong, aged 18 to 26, risked their lives to escape to Taiwan by sea in July last year with simple equipment and more than 10 hours’ steering in fear. These are some of the scenes that three of them recently shared with…
2 Americans Wanted in Ghosn’s Escape in Japanese Custody
BOSTON—An American father and son wanted by Japan for aiding former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn escape from the country in a box were handed over to Japanese custody Monday, ending their months-long battle to stay in the United States. Michael Taylor and his son, Peter Taylor, failed to convince U.S. officials and courts…
Supreme Court Refuses to Halt Extradition of US Father and Son to Japan
The Supreme Court refused Feb. 13 to halt extradition proceedings against two Americans wanted by Japan for allegedly engineering the escape of former Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn from that country. Ghosn, who denies any wrongdoing, was on bail awaiting trial for income tax fraud and misappropriation of Nissan funds when he fled Japan…
Supreme Court Won’t Halt Extradition of US Father, Son Over Ghosn Escape
The Supreme Court refused Feb. 13 to halt extradition proceedings against two Americans wanted by Japan for allegedly engineering the escape of former Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn from that country. Ghosn, who denies any wrongdoing, was on bail awaiting trial for income tax fraud and misappropriation of Nissan funds when he fled Japan…
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