Julian Assange extradition appeal: UK seeks assurances from the US. - BBC News
The High Court rules the US must give assurances that Wikileaks founder will not face the death penalty,
Julian Assange faces a further wait to see whether he can appeal against his extradition to the United States on 18 charges relating to the publication of sensitive intelligence.

Two judges at the High Court in London said they would give the United States government three weeks to provide assurances that Assange could rely on the First Amendment to the US constitution (which protects free speech) and that he would not be prejudiced at trial or sentence by reason of his Australian nationality; nor would he be sentenced to death if convicted.

"If those assurances are not given, then leave to appeal will be given and there will then be an appeal hearing," a summary of the judgment said.

The judges however dismissed some grounds of the application to appeal, including Assange’s arguments that he was prosecuted because of his political opinions.

Dame Victoria Sharp and Mr Justice Johnson ordered that another hearing on May 20 would decide whether the USA had satisfied the conditions they had requested.