Julian Assange will renew his appeal after losing the US extradition case next week

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has failed in his most recent bid to prevent his extradition from Britain to the United States, where he is sought for criminal charges; nevertheless, he will try again next week.

Assange, 51, is sought by American law enforcement on 18 counts related to WikiLeaks’ publication of substantial quantities of secret U.S. military data and diplomatic cables.

According to a court ruling issued on Friday, Britain has authorized his extradition and a judge at the London High Court determined this week that Assange lacked any grounds to object.

But according to his wife Stella Assange, there will be a hearing the next week when Assange will once again challenge the decision to extradite him.

She wrote on Twitter, “We remain hopeful that we will succeed and that Julian will not be extradited to the United States where he faces charges that could result in him spending the rest of his life in a maximum security prison for publishing true information that exposed war crimes committed by the U.S. government.

A British court concluded in January 2021 that the Australian-born Assange should not be extradited because of his mental health issues, which put him at danger of committing suicide if found guilty and imprisoned in a high security facility.

However, when the US government filed an appeal and provided a number of guarantees, including the promise that he may be deported to Australia to complete any term, the judgment was reversed.

The British interior minister at the time approved the extradition last June.

In 2010, the worst security breech in American military history resulted in the publication of hundereds of thousands of secret classified documents and diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks.