Assange to appeal if Britain blocks exit: Lawyer

August 17, 2012 00:27

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will appeal to the International Court of Justice if Britain blocks his exit to Ecuador, renowned Spanish rights lawyer Baltasar Garzon said today.

Garzon, who is helping Assange's defence, told Spanish daily El Pais that Britain had a legal obligation to allow his client to leave the country once Ecuador granted him diplomatic asylum.

"What the United Kingdom must do is apply the diplomatic obligations of the Refugee Convention and let him leave, giving him safe conduct," the former judge said. "Otherwise, we will go to the International Court of Justice."

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