UN Says Hopes Due Process Will Be Followed in Assange's Case After London Okayed Extradition to US

© AP Photo / Alberto PezzaliSupporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hold placards as they gather outside the Royal Courts of Justice, in London, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, ahead of next week's extradition case appeal.
Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hold placards as they gather outside the Royal Courts of Justice, in London, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, ahead of next week's extradition case appeal.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 17.06.2022
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UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - The United Nations is hoping due process will be followed for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange after the United Kingdom Home Secretary Priti Patel approved his extradition to the United States, UN deputy spokesman Farhan Aziz Haq said on Friday.
"We certainly hope that due process is fully followed and that all international norms and human rights are respected," Haq said during a press briefing.
Haq avoided commenting on whether the decision to extradite Assange was right or wrong and emphasized it is not the job of the United Nations to "second guess" the decisions of the member states' judicial systems.
"It's not the practice of the United Nation to second guess judicial decisions. So we are letting the courts work their way," he said.
On Friday, Patel approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States on the basis that the move will not breach his fundamental human rights. Assange now has 14 days to appeal the decision and his legal team said they would do so.
A supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds a placard calling for his freedom outside Woolwich Crown Court and HMP Belmarsh prison in southeast London on February 24, 2020, ahead of the opening of the trial to hear a US request for Assange's extradition - Sputnik International, 1920, 17.06.2022
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