Washington said after the decision in January that it was “extremely disappointed” by District Judge Vanessa Baraitser’s decision, which was made on the grounds of Assange being a suicide risk. It is seeking to overturn that ruling at a two-day hearing from Wednesday, having argued during its request for an appeal that the judge “didn’t appreciate the weight” of expert evidence that said he was not at risk of taking his own life.
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