Julian Assange will not be extradited immediately

A British court has allowed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appeal his extradition to the United States, where he is wanted on espionage charges, CNN reported.
Assange will therefore not be extradited immediately, the court said.
The decision by the Royal Courts of Justice in London means Assange will be able to have a new hearing unless the US provides "satisfactory assurances" on certain aspects that would meet his grounds of appeal.
The court said it would give the US three weeks to provide assurances that Assange is allowed to invoke the First Amendment of the US Constitution, that he is not prejudiced during the trial because of his nationality, that he is provided the same First Amendment protection as a US citizen and that he would not be subject to the death penalty.
If these assurances are not given, an appeals hearing will be scheduled. A further hearing on May 20 will determine whether the guarantees provided are satisfactory, the court said.
Assange is wanted in the US on 18 charges, including 17 under the Espionage Act and one under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. He faces up to 175 years in prison after WikiLeaks published hundreds of thousands of leaked classified military files and diplomatic documents related to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The US says the charges relate to Assange's alleged role "in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States".
US prosecutors want to bring Assange to justice over the publication of classified military files and diplomatic cables. He denies having committed a violation, and his lawyers claim that the case against him is politically motivated./BGNES