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Julian Assange can be extradited to the U.S. to face spying charges, U.K. says

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The British government says WikiLeaks founder² Julian Assange can be extradited to the U.S. to face spying charges.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

The U.S. may have moved closer to getting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange back in this country to stand trial. The British government has approved his extradition³ to face spying charges. Willem Marx has some details for us from London. Willem, what specifically is Assange charged with?

WILLEM MARX: Well, A, U.S. prosecutors⁴ say he helped the American defense⁵ analyst⁶ Chelsea Manning in efforts to breach⁷ the U.S. Espionage⁸ Act, that he placed into the public domain⁹ classified data and information that risked the lives of U.S. informants around the world and that he was also involved in hacking¹⁰ efforts, successful or otherwise, by other individuals.

MART?NEZ: Now, this has been going on for a long time. Assange has been fighting for years to avoid being sent to the U.S. for trial. Is this fight to avoid coming back to the U.S. over now with this decision?

MARX: Well, let's just give a bit of background here. I mean, this has been a long legal back and forth¹¹. Last year, a British district court judge ruled that Assange should not be extradited to the United States and that it would be oppressive to do so because of his poor mental health at the time. Then the high court in London later ruled that it would be safe for him to be extradited after U.S. officials gave assurances about his treatment once he arrived inside the U.S. penal¹² system, potentially. His lawyers appealed that decision to the U.K. Supreme¹³ Court earlier this year, where judges ended up ruling that there was no, quote, "applicable point of law," given those American assurances that should prevent his extradition.

And so at that point, the decision passed to the U.K.'s most senior law enforcement minister, the home secretary called Priti Patel. She's the one that's given this green light today. Her department said, essentially¹⁴, she was obliged to sign the extradition order, but Mr. Assange would retain the usual right to appeal within the next 14 days, something his team has said he will do.

MART?NEZ: Now, did the British government offer details on why they have approved this?

MARX: Well, the Interior Ministry¹⁵ released a statement, quite a long one, with quite a serious length of detail in it. It said essentially that Ms. Patel had to sign the order, quote, "if there are no grounds to prohibit the order being made" - in other words, if all legal avenues through the British courts have been exhausted¹⁶. Now, this statement went on to say that the U.K. courts had, quote, "not found that it would be oppressive, unjust or an abuse of process to extradite Mr. Assange," and that it would not be, quote, "incompatible¹⁷ with his human rights, including his right to a fair trial and freedom of expression."

And, A, that last point is pretty crucial because that's an area where legal experts say, when we talk about freedom of expression and that right, that's where his next appeal over the next 14 days may focus, as well as on this really interesting potential political motivations his team allege¹⁸ behind this extradition request. It remains¹⁹ to be seen when they will file this appeal, of course, in the next couple of weeks and quite what form it will take. But clearly, this has been going on for many, many years, and they will exhaust all legal avenues open to them to try and prevent him from traveling to the U.S. from the U.K., A.

MART?NEZ: Reporter Willem Marx in London, thanks a lot.

MARX: Thank you.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

3 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

4 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

5 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

6 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

7 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

8 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

9 domain   

n.(活动等)领域，范围；领地，势力范围

参考例句：

• This information should be in the public domain.这一消息应该为公众所知。
• This question comes into the domain of philosophy.这一问题属于哲学范畴。

10 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

11 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

12 penal   

adj.刑罚的；刑法上的

参考例句：

• I hope you're familiar with penal code.我希望你们熟悉本州法律规则。
• He underwent nineteen years of penal servitude for theft.他因犯了大窃案受过十九年的苦刑。

13 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

14 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

15 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

16 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

17 incompatible   

adj.不相容的，不协调的，不相配的

参考例句：

• His plan is incompatible with my intent.他的计划与我的意图不相符。
• Speed and safety are not necessarily incompatible.速度和安全未必不相容。

18 allege   

vt.宣称，申述，主张，断言

参考例句：

• The newspaper reporters allege that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.新闻记者们宣称这个男人是被谋杀的，但他们没提出证据。
• Students occasionally allege illness as the reason for absence.学生时不时会称病缺课。

19 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。