U.K. Home Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed on Thursday that he has signed an order to extradite Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange to the U.S., where he faces charges of computer hacking, following a request from the U.S. government.
The senior Pakistani-origin minister said the final decision now lies with the U.K. courts to analyse if the case meets all the tests required for Mr. Assange’s extradition to the U.S.
“He’s rightly behind bars. There’s an extradition request from the U.S. that is before the courts tomorrow [Friday] but yesterday [Wednesday] I signed the extradition order and certified it and that will be going in front of the courts tomorrow,” Mr. Javid told.
“It is a decision ultimately for the courts, but there is a very important part of it for the home secretary and I want to see justice done at all times and we’ve got a legitimate extradition request, so I’ve signed it, but the final decision is now with the courts,” he said.
Signed order to extradite Julian Assange to U.S.: U.K. Home Secy Sajid Javid
