Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will have to wait to find out whether he can appeal over his extradition to the United States, the High Court has ruled.
A further hearing will now be held in May, two High Court judges said, unless the US can provide "satisfactory assurances" on whether he would be able to rely on the First Amendment of the US Constitution and whether he could be subject to the death penalty.
The First Amendment protects freedom of speech and of the press.
American prosecutors allege the 52-year-old encouraged and helped US Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to steal diplomatic cables and military files that his site published.
But Assange's supporters say he is a hero who is being persecuted for exposing US wrongdoing.
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