LONDON - A British appellate court opened the door Friday for Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States on spying charges by overturning a lower court decision that the WikiLeaks founder’s mental health was too fragile to withstand incarceration in America.The High Court in London ruled that U.S.
assurances about Assange’s detention, received after the lower court decision, were enough to guarantee he would be treated humanely.
Assange's lawyers say they will ask to appeal.In the ruling, the High Court directed the lower court judge to send the extradition request to Home Secretary Priti Patel, who would make the final decision on whether to send Assange to the U.S.