| violations | |
|---|---|
| date | 2020/08/14 |
| jurisdiction | US, UK |
| short_description | superceding indictment introduced after delay |
| description | The United States introduced a superseding indictment to the court way aftger a June 2019 deadline to submit all evidence to the British extradition court. UK accepted it. |
| source | https://consortiumnews.com/2020/08/14/assange-extradition-confusion-over-superseding-indictment-may-delay-hearing/ |
The defense argued that there wasn’t enough time before the scheduled resumption of the substantial hearing on Sept. 7 to deal with a new indictment and said it was too late to introduce new evidence to the court, according to tweets from WikiLeaks supporter Juan Passarelli. The U.S. had a June 2019 deadline to submit all evidence to the British extradition court.
The defense accused the prosecution of an “abuse of justice” and requested that the hearing resume in September as planned without inclusion of the new indictment, Passarelli said.
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