Assange lawyers’ links to US govt & Bill Browder raises questions

8 November 2019 — Off Guardian

The network of lawyers in conflicting roles in Browder, Assange and US government cases raises questions about Julian Assange’s defense.

Lucy Komisar

A US government lawyer in the Assange extradition case just wrote a London Times oped promoting the Browder Magnitsky hoax. Ben Brandon is one of five lawyers in a London network whose spokes link to convicted tax fraudster William Browder, the U.S. government, and to both sides of the extradition case against whistleblower publisher Julian Assange.

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London Times Runs Fake Browder Opinion Piece

30 October 2019 — Consortium News

The writers of this op ed managed to put eight lies into just five opening lines, writes Lucy Komisar. 

By Lucy Komisar
The Komisar Scoop

Ben Brandon and Alex Bailin are London lawyers who have co-authored a fake story based on fabrications by William Browder about Russia’s legal action against his tax evasion and the death of his accountant, Sergei Magnitsky. The writers of this London Times op ed managed to put eight lies into just five opening lines.

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