A London court has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the United States on espionage charges.
Assange has been indicted on 18 charges in connection with his publication of sensitive and classified U.S. documents.
High Court judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson said Assange has grounds to challenge the United Kingdom's government's extradition order, the Associated Press reported.
The Royal Courts of Justice decision means Assange will have another chance to try to halt being turned over by British officials. His legal fight has been going on for more than 13 years.
Assange's wife, Stella, said lawyers for the U.S. had tried to put "lipstick on a pig - but the judges did not buy it."
She said the U.S. should "read the situation" and drop the case.
Assange, 52, posted U.S. military secrets back in 2010. Among them was video footage showing a U.S. military helicopter killing civilians in Iraq and documents that indicated that hundreds of civilians had been killed in Afghanistan incidents, USA Today reported.
Supporters consider him a beacon of freedom of the press while detractors say he has threatened U.S. security and put government workers across the globe at risk.
In April, President Joe Biden said that he was considering Australia's request to dismiss Assange's prosecution.
