A British court has granted Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange the right to bring a new appeal against his extradition to the US, the High Court has ruled.
In a short ruling Monday morning, two senior judges granted him permission to appeal against an earlier order, ruling that he needs to be given a full appeal in the UK.
By this decision, Mr Assange will be able to challenge US assurances over how his prospective trial would be conducted and whether his right to free speech would be infringed.
BBC reports that Mr Assange’s lawyers hugged each other in court after this latest ruling in the legal saga.
The Lawyers had argued that the case against him is politically motivated.
Mr Assange has resisted extradition from the UK for more than a decade, after his Wikileaks website published thousands of confidential US documents in 2010 and 2011.
It means he will remain in the UK for now.
Earlier on Monday, the 52-year-old’s wife Stella Assange told the BBC that it would be a “decisive” day in the protracted legal battle. Ms Assange added that she would “fight on until Julian is free”, whatever the judges ruled.
