21June 2021 — Craig Murray
Julian Assange remains in a maximum security jail, despite never being sentenced for anything but a long ago served spell for bail-jumping, and despite the US Government’s request for extradition having been refused.
Tag: extradition
Your Man in the Public Gallery – Assange Hearing Day Four
28 February 2020 — Craig Murray
Please try this experiment for me.
Try asking this question out loud, in a tone of intellectual interest and engagement: “Are you suggesting that the two have the same effect?”.
Now try asking this question out loud, in a tone of hostility and incredulity bordering on sarcasm: “Are you suggesting that the two have the same effect?”.
This Assange “Trial” Is A Self-Contradictory Kafkaesque Nightmare
28 February 2020 — Caitlin Johnson
The first week of the Julian Assange extradition trial has concluded, to be resumed on May 18th. If you haven’t been following the proceedings closely, let me sum up what you missed:
Julian Assange, the Glass Cage and Heaven in a Rage: Day Four of Extradition Hearings
28 February 2020 — Counter Currents
Thursday, February 27, Woolwich Crown Court. The first round of extradition hearings regarding Julian Assange’s case concluded a day early, to recommence on May 18th. It ended on an insensible note very much in keeping with the woolly-headed reasoning of Judge Vanessa Baraitser, who is of the view that a WikiLeaks publisher in a cage does not put all heaven in a rage. On Wednesday, Assange’s defence had requested whether he would be able to leave the confines of his glass cage and join his legal team. As Assange had explained in response to his nodding off during proceedings, “I cannot meaningfully communicate with my lawyers.” There was little point in “asking” if he could follow proceedings without enabling his participation.
Julian Assange: British justice in the dock
28 February 2020 — True Publica
By TruePublica Editor: Anyone following this case will know that justice is not the intention of the British state when it comes to Julian Assange and his impending extradition to the United States. What we are witnessing, if you can call it that – is the operation of a kangaroo court. This type of court is a court that ignores recognised standards of law or justice. The defendants in such courts are often denied access to legal representation and, in some cases, proper defence whilst prejudicial bias is a constant. Such proceedings are often held to give the appearance of a fair and just trial, even though the verdict is already decided before the trial actually begins. These are the conditions of one of the most important court cases currently underway in British legal history.
USA v Julian Assange: Extradition Day 4
27 February 2020 — Defend Wikileaks
Judge denies Assange’s request to sit with his lawyers
First week of hearings ends early; to return in earnest May 18th
The first week of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing at Woolwich Crown Court has ended a day earlier than expected, with District Judge Vanessa Baraitser denying Julian Assange’s request to leave the glassed box known as a secure dock in the back of the courtroom.
USA v Julian Assange Extradition Hearing
23 February 2020 — Defend Wikileaks
When:
Part 1: 24th February -28th February
Part 2: 18th May – 5th June
Where:
Woolwich Crown Court/Belmarsh Magistrate’s Court, which is adjacent to HMP Belmarsh (See end of this briefing for travel advice)
Magistrate:
Vanessa Baraitser
Defence team:
Solicitor Gareth Peirce (Birnberg, Peirce & Partners); lead Barristers Edward Fitzgerald QC, Doughty Street Chambers, Mark Summers QC, Matrix Chambers
Roger Waters on Julian Assange
23 February, 2020 — Craig Murray
Roger Waters has become one of the most eloquent and persistent supporters of Julian Assange. He is prepared to challenge the propagandists of the mainstream media head-on in a way that many more people should do.
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Julian Assange News Links 22 February 2020
22 February 2020 — The New Dark Age
There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back
Bid to free Manning launched as explosive new evidence threatens to end Assange extradition
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/uFnKO20SN7o/
Demonstration to free Julian Assange this Monday in Montreal
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/22/mont-f22.html
Assange’s Indictment on Political Offense Runs Counter to Extradition Treaty
20 February, 2020 — Consortium News
The WikiLeaks publisher was indicted for a political offense, writes Marjorie Cohn, which is forbidden by the two-nation treaty.
Julian Assange getting dragged out of Ecuadorian embassy, April 11, 2019. (YouTube)
The Trump administration is seeking extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States for trial on charges carrying 175 years in prison. On Feb. 24, a court in the U.K. will hold a hearing to determine whether to grant President Donald Trump’s request. The treaty between the U.S. and the U.K. prohibits extradition for a “political offense.” Assange was indicted for exposing U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. That is a classic political offense. Moreover, Assange’s extradition would violate the legal prohibition against sending a person to a country where he is in danger of being tortured.
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Assange Extradition: Blatant Judicial Double Standards
12 February 2020 — Off Guardian
The Cynic
The judge who was previously in charge of the Julian Assange extradition case was in the headlines again over another extradition case, this time refusing to extradite a UK couple because they faced a life sentence for murder, with no prospect of release.
The Shaving Kit – Manufacturing The Julian Assange Witch-Hunt
20 June 2019 — Media Lens
Last week, UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid signed the US extradition request to hand over Julian Assange, who is charged with 18 counts of violating the US Espionage Act. Assange’s immediate fate now lies in the hands of the British justice system.
The Coming Show Trial of Julian Assange by Chris Hedges
18 June 2019 — Truthdig
On Friday morning I was in a small courtroom at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London. Julian Assange, held in Belmarsh Prison and dressed in a pale-blue prison shirt, appeared on a video screen directly in front of me. Assange, his gray hair and beard neatly trimmed, slipped on heavy, dark-frame glasses at the start of the proceedings. He listened intently as Ben Brandon, the prosecutor, seated at a narrow wooden table, listed the crimes he allegedly had committed and called for his extradition to the United States to face charges that could result in a sentence of 175 years. The charges include the release of unredacted classified material that posed a “grave” threat to “human intelligence sources” and “the largest compromises of confidential information in the history of the United States.” After the prosecutor’s presentation, Assange’s attorney, Mark Summers, seated at the same table, called the charges “an outrageous and full-frontal assault on journalistic rights.”
John Pilger: Extradition Process a ‘Very Long Uphill Road’ for Assange
17 June 2019 — TRNN
Britain’s Home Secretary signed off on the U.S. request to extradite Julian Assange, and now UK courts will decide his fate. But if the process until now is any indication, he will not receive a fair hearing, says journalist and filmmaker John Pilger (inc. transcript)
Julian Assange extradition hearing recap
14 June 2019 — Defend Wikileaks
At Julian Assange’s extradition hearing today at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, which Assange attended via videolink from HMP Belmarsh, the full substantive proceedings were scheduled for five days in February 2020. Assange will also have a hearing in October this year.
British Home Secretary signs extradition order to send Julian Assange to US
13 June 2019 — RT
Britain’s Home Secretary has revealed he has signed a request for the extradition of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange to the US, where he is accused of violating the Espionage Act.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today program, Sajid Javid said that he signed and certified the papers on Wednesday, with the order going before the UK courts on Friday.
He’s rightly behind bars. There’s an extradition request from the US that is before the courts tomorrow but yesterday I signed the extradition order and certified it and that will be going in front of the courts tomorrow.
Why Assange Is Now Likely to Be Freed By Eric Zuesse
15 May 2019 — Washington’s Blog
The meticulous journalist John Helmer reported on May 14th that the UK will likely extradite Julian Assange not to the U.S. but to Sweden, and Helmer gave reasons why Sweden almost certainly would never extradite him to the U.S.
Julian Assange’s extradition hearings begin
2 May 2019 — Defend Wikileaks
Today commenced UK extradition proceedings against Julian Assange, whom the United States is attempting to prosecute for publishing documents of its war crimes and diplomatic secrets in 2010.
Assange to Extradition Court: ‘I Won’t Surrender to the US for Doing Journalism’
2 May, 2019 — Consortium News
The WikiLeaks founder appeared via video link in Westminster Magistrates Court for the first hearing in what could be a lengthy process in the US request for extradition.
By Joe Lauria
Special to Consortium News
Julian Assange had his first day in court on Thursday in his fight against extradition to the United States in an historic press freedom case that could have a profound impact on the future of journalism.
Why Opposing Julian Assange’s Extradition to the U.S. Matters for London and the U.K
25 March 2019 — Defend Wikileaks
Briefing for the London Assembly
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Summary
The Trump Administration has confirmed that the US government has charged WikiLeaks’ publisher Julian Assange and that it seeks his extradition from the UK.[i] In the US, he faces life in prison. The case raises important issues for the London Assembly.
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