21 Apr 2022

UK court approves Julian Assange US extradition order

From Morning Report, 7:41 am on 21 April 2022

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is now one step closer to being handed over to the US, after an extradition order was approved by a British court.

The order is now in the hands of the UK home secretary, Priti Patel, who'll give the final rubber-stamp for his transfer.

Assange is wanted in the US on 17 charges for violating the Espionage Act, after WikiLeaks published thousands of classified materials in 2010.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt spoke to Corin Dann.