Julian Assange granted permission to appeal extradition order
Crowdfunding campaign launched to cover flight costs
The UK High Court has granted Julian Assange permission to appeal his extradition order. A crowdfunding campaign launched by his supporters had raised almost 400,000 as of Wednesday.
The Free Julian Assange Campaign is crowdfunding to cover the cost of the flight, which it says will cost 520,000. Assange is required to pay 520,000 to the Australian government for the forced chartering of the flight.
Initially, Assange's wife Stella made an emergency appeal to raise 520,000 to pay for the transport. A crowdfunding effort had raised more than 700,000 within hours of Assange boarding his flight home.
Julian Assange became a free man on Wednesday Australia time late.
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