Julian Assange Granted Appeal in Extradition Case: A New Chapter in a Legal Odyssey

A British court has allowed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appeal against his extradition to the US on espionage charges. This ruling extends the protracted legal battle surrounding Assange, who has been in a British high-security prison for five years after taking refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy for seven years.

A British court has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against an order that he be extradited to the US on espionage charges.

Two High Court judges on Monday said Assange has grounds to challenge the UK government's extradition order.

The ruling sets the stage for an appeal process likely to further drag out a years-long legal saga. Assange faces 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse over his website's publication of a trove of classified US documents almost 15 years ago. The Australian computer expert has spent the last five years in a British high-security prison after taking refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for seven years.