British home secretary approves Assange's U.S. extradition

STORY: British home secretary approves Assange's U.S. extradition DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:11 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. pics of British Home Secretary Priti Patel and Julian Assange 2. SOUNDIBTE 1 (English): OSCAR GUARDIOLA-RIVERA, Professor of International Law in Birkbeck, University of London 3. SOUNDIBTE 2 (English): OSCAR GUARDIOLA-RIVERA, Professor of International Law in Birkbeck, University of London 4. various of demonstrations 5. SOUNDIBTE 3 (English): ANDREJ HUNKO, Member of the Council of Europe 6. SOUNDIBTE 4 (English): LUDNA, Australian activist STORYLINE: British Home Secretary Priti Patel has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face espionage charges, the Home Office confirmed on Friday. Britain's Westminster Magistrates' Court issued a formal order in April to extradite Assange, leaving the final decision to Patel. Assange and lawyers for the United States have gone through several rounds of leg