WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's lawyers said he could face the death penalty or Guantanamo prison if the British extradite him to Sweden, which would likely extradite him to the United States. In a 35-page document, the lawyers said it was "well known" that prominent American figures "hinted or even openly said" that their client could face the death penalty, the BBC reported. Assange said on Tuesday that his website would speed up the release of classified documents as he fights extradition to Sweden for alleged rape. two women. »We will speed up the publication of documents through our partner newspapers around the world - large and small newspapers and some human rights organizations,« Assange said in front of the court in London, where he was briefly heard on Tuesday, while the main extradition hearing will be held on 7 .and February 8. Assange's lawyers argue that there is a high risk that the US, if the UK extradits him to Sweden, will seek his extradition or even extradite him to the US, where he may be transferred to Guantanamo Bay or another prison. led by Jeffrey Robertson, says there is a risk that he will be sentenced to death in the US. Assange's defense intends to use him for the trial next month in London, although many legal experts consider such a scenario rather unrealistic. Sweden is seeking Assange's extradition for that two Swedish women have accused him of rape, and US officials are trying to bring charges against the founder of WikiLeaks, who published a large part of classified US diplomatic correspondence and secret US military files on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Assange's lawyers are trying to connect the two cases , claiming that the Swedish prosecution is politically motivated in its actions, which Sweden vehemently denies.
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