CBS News: Julian Assange Wins Right to Appeal Against Extradition to the U.S.

ANCHOR Wikileaks Founder Julian ░░░░░░░░ can appeal his extradition ░░░░░░░░ the United States a ░░░░░░░░ court has ruled Our ░░░░░░░░ at the BBC are ░░░░░░░░ the story CASCIANI Well ░░░░░░░░ an extraordinary decision here ░░░░░░░░ the High Court in ░░░░░░░░ where after a five ░░░░░░░░ long legal battle so ░░░░░░░░ against extradition to the ░░░░░░░░ States Julian Assange s ░░░░░░░░ finally have a breakthrough ░░░░░░░░ have said since day ░░░░░░░░ that he is a ░░░░░░░░ who when as part ░░░░░░░░ the Wikileaks organization he ░░░░░░░░ U S military secrets ░░░░░░░░ did so for the ░░░░░░░░ interest to reveal what ░░░░░░░░ said were war crimes ░░░░░░░░ therefore he had a ░░░░░░░░ speech First Amendment depends ░░░░░░░░ the U S Constitution ░░░░░░░░ two senior judges here ░░░░░░░░ London said they want ░░░░░░░░ hear more about that ░░░░░░░░ And if Julian Assange ░░░░░░░░ lost today there would ░░░░░░░░ been a plane almost ░░░░░░░░ coming within days to ░░░░░░░░ to pick him up ░░░░░░░░ take him to face ░░░░░░░░ in the U S ░░░░░░░░ they put the blockers ░░░░░░░░ that So this sense ░░░░░░░░ legal inevitability which has ░░░░░░░░ building over the last ░░░░░░░░ years has paused for ░░░░░░░░ Julian Assange s team ░░░░░░░░ quite simple that he ░░░░░░░░ an Australian citizen who ░░░░░░░░ rights like everybody else ░░░░░░░░ the U S Constitution ░░░░░░░░ not allow him to ░░░░░░░░ his free speech rights ░░░░░░░░ he s put on ░░░░░░░░ in the U S ░░░░░░░░ U S says that ░░░░░░░░ not true but the ░░░░░░░░ court here has been ░░░░░░░░ And that s why ░░░░░░░░ want to hear more ░░░░░░░░ his case will come ░░░░░░░░ for a further appeal ░░░░░░░░ three four months down ░░░░░░░░ road It s difficult ░░░░░░░░ tell But until then ░░░░░░░░ team is saying he ░░░░░░░░ be freed and the ░░░░░░░░ S must end this ░░░░░░░░ fiasco of an extradition ░░░░░░░░ Dominic Casciani for CBS ░░░░░░░░ at the High Court ░░░░░░░░ London ANCHOR All right ░░░░░░░░ Thank you.”