Doctors for Assange on the US Appeal
Channel: Consortium News
Date: 08/03/2021

The US request for the extradition of Julian Assange was denied on health grounds.They have submitted an appeal to the High Court and the defence will submit their response by March 29th. The High Court will then decide if the appeal will be heard and if so we can expect that to happen some time between April and June.

Doctors for Assange is a group of roughly 300 doctors from over 30 countries who are deeply concerned about his failing health over the last five years, especially his mental health. The findings of the UN Rapporteur and medical experts were that he has been psychologically tortured and given his mental condition and history, is likely to complete a suicide if placed in a US supertax prison. This the judge was convinced of after hearing expert testimony - and this is what the US want to argue against.

Is Assange's health that bad? Would he fail to suicide if given enough medication? Professor of psychiatry Thomas G. Schulze and Professor of Health Outcomes William Hogan hold the view that the UK's decision was the right one and they explain why.