James Hines QC

Formally a member of the CPS? A representative for the U.S. government during the preliminary hearings of the extradition trial. Hines “has been practising in large scale commercial fraud, crime and extradition, both prosecuting and defending for over 35 years. He specialises in cases which have both criminal and commercial/civil aspects particularly those with an international element..”

At the first hearing on April 11th 2019, Hines described Assange's arrest from the police's perspective.