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--- actors_of_a_persecution [2020/06/25 01:01] – added Alexander P. Berrang editor118
+++ actors_of_a_persecution [2020/09/09 09:17] – [James Lewis QC] editor42
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 Baraitser declared: “In my view I have substantial ground for believing if I release you, you will abscond again.”
 Baraitser’s ruling was based on the fraudulent claim that Assange illegitimately “absconded” on bail in 2012. In reality, Assange exercised his right, protected under international law, to seek political asylum in Ecuador’s London embassy.
+According to an investigation by [[https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-07-31-uk-government-refuses-to-release-information-about-assange-judge-who-has-96-extradition-record/|Declassified UK]], published in July 2020, Baraitser has "a 96% extradition record from publicly available evidence," where "six of the extraditions, or 26% of the rulings, were successfully appealed."
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 ==== James Lewis QC ====
-A representative for the U.K. government during the preliminary hearings of the extradition trial. Lewis is described as "[[https://3rblaw.com/barrister/james-lewis-qc/|an experienced litigation strategist and advocate who can advise and represent governments, companies and individuals in respect of commercial, regulatory and criminal issues, particularly those with an international dimension. He excels in complex and difficult cases]]."
+{{:actors_media:cj_james_lewis.jpg?nolink&200| }}A representative for the U.K. government during the preliminary hearings of the extradition trial. Lewis is described as "[[https://3rblaw.com/barrister/james-lewis-qc/|an experienced litigation strategist and advocate who can advise and represent governments, companies and individuals in respect of commercial, regulatory and criminal issues, particularly those with an international dimension. He excels in complex and difficult cases]]."
 At a case management hearing on October 21st 2019, he "[[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/oct/21/julian-assange-extradition-judge-refuses-request-for-delay-wikileaks|strongly opposed Assange being given more time to prepare evidence]]."