Julian Assange's wife has condemned US comments about how the WikiLeaks founder could be treated if extradited from the UK.
On March 26, the High Court in London gave the US three weeks to provide further "guarantees" for his treatment if he is sent there to face charges over WikiLeaks' release of secret military and diplomatic files in 2010
Stella Assange said the US had "issued uncertain assurances about the First Amendment and standard assurances about the death penalty," AFP reported.
Washington has spent several years trying to extradite the 52-year-old Australian citizen to stand trial over the publication of classified documents related to the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Trying to stop the trial, Assange has suffered a series of legal losses in the long-running legal saga, which his supporters see as a battle for media freedom.
In March, two British judges said Washington had until April 16 to allay concerns that his trial would be prejudiced.
According to Stella Assange, the US response was "limited to frankly flattering words, in which it is claimed that Julian may "try to invoke the First Amendment if he is extradited". / BGNES
