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Next Steps in the Extradition Procedure of Julian Assange
This is an attempt at understanding the various possible scenarii once the first instance decision of the UK Magistrate Court, by judge Vanessa Baraitser, will been given on Jan. 4th 2021.
This information is mostly based on a diagram by the Wau Holland Foundation. It has been researched from multiple sources, and should be considered indicative. Please edit/comment any suggestion, correction or clarification.
If for some obscure reason this flowchart doesnt display below (with an error message), check a previous version. <flow>graph TD; A{Extradition verdict<br/>Jan 4th 2021<br/>-or delayed-<br/><br/>Magistrate Court<br/><br/>Vanessa BARAITSER}--Accepts the arguments of the defense-->B1); A--Rejects the arguments of the defense<br/> case sent to SSHD-->C2); C-->D[“Secretary of State for the Home Department SSHD<br/>Priti PATEL <br/><br/>CAN WRITE AN EXTRADITION ORDER<br/><br/>earliest: 2021-02-02<br/>latest: 2021-03-03”]-->E3); E--One Judge of the High Court<br/>Non-transparent decision-->F{Application for permission to appeal}; F--and/or based on <br/>decision of the Magistrate Court-->G; F--and/or based on <br/>decision of the SSHD-->G; G4)-->H5); H-->I{“Decision<br/>by one judge<br/><br/>timeframe unclear<br/><br/>Test is whether any of the <br/>grounds advanced are<br/> #quot;reasonably arguable#quot;”}; I--“Grants<br/> permission<br/> to appeal”-->J[Appeal Court<br/><br/>Full appeal hearing<br/>mid-2021 or later]; I--“Refuses<br/> permission<br/> to appeal”-->K6); K-->L{Decision<br/> by different judge}; L--“Grants<br/> permission<br/> to appeal”-->J; L-->X[EXTRADITION to the US]; classDef default fill:#FFEDED,stroke:#FF4B4B,stroke-width:3px;</flow>