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====== Julian Assange Extradition Case to the US ====== | ====== Julian Assange Extradition Case to the US ====== | ||
- | Last April the US submitted a request to the UK to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is charged with 17 Espionage Act offenses, and 1 count of conspiracy to commit computer crime (for allegedly attempting to protect a source’s anonymity). He risks a possible 175 years prison sentence. | + | {{ : |
- | **The extradition hearing began in London on 24th February 2020** | + | **In April 2019 the US submitted a request to the UK to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is charged with 17 Espionage Act offenses, and 1 count of conspiracy to commit computer crime (for allegedly attempting to protect a source’s anonymity). He risks a possible 175 years prison sentence.** |
- | This hearing will last for one week. The case is set to resume for three weeks on May 18th 2020. | + | **The extradition hearing took place in London in [[USA vs Julian Assange extradition hearing Part 1 24-28 Feb|February 2020]]and [[usa_uk_vs_julian_assange_-_extradition_hearing_part_2|September |
- | ==== Court Hearings ==== | + | **On January 4th 2021, district judge Vanessa Baraister rendered the [[https:// |
- | * [[usa_vs_julian_assange_extradition_hearing_part_1_24-28_feb|Part 1 February 24 - 28]] | ||
- | * [[usa_vs_julian_assange_extradition_hearing_part_2|Part 2 May 18 - June 5]] | ||
- | ====== Context ====== | + | ===== Context ===== |
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+ | **See also [[Political persecution of Assange and WikiLeaks]]** | ||
Wikileaks founder and journalist Julian Assange is held at [[Belmarsh high-security prison]] in London, since April 2019 when Ecuador terminated the political asylum [[http:// | Wikileaks founder and journalist Julian Assange is held at [[Belmarsh high-security prison]] in London, since April 2019 when Ecuador terminated the political asylum [[http:// | ||
- | The charges all relate to Wikileaks journalistic activities of publishing authentic information in the interest of the public, many times in collaboration with other news outlets. Specifically in this case, the charges relate to the publishing by Wikileaks of documents transmitted by ex-army whistleblower Chelsea Manning, revealing US war crimes in Irak and Afghanistan. | + | The charges all relate to Wikileaks journalistic activities of publishing authentic information in the interest of the public, many times in collaboration with other news outlets. Specifically in this case, the charges relate to the publishing by Wikileaks of documents transmitted by ex-army whistleblower |
**Hence the charges basically equate journalism and truthtelling to treason, when in fact the duty of journalists, | **Hence the charges basically equate journalism and truthtelling to treason, when in fact the duty of journalists, | ||
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To let this extradition and prosecution happen would inaugurate an era darker than we know. | To let this extradition and prosecution happen would inaugurate an era darker than we know. | ||
- | ====== The indictment | + | ===== The indictment ===== |
- | https://www.scribd.com/ | + | {{ :us_vs_assange.png? |
- | ====== Analysis of the indictment | + | ==== First indictment ==== |
- | ==== WikiLeaks' | + | {{ :: |
- | https:// | + | ==== The Superseding Indictment |
- | ==== Media analysis of the indictment, as compiled by WikiLeaks defence fund run by Courage foundation ==== | + | {{ docs: |
- | https://defend.wikileaks.org/2019/06/ | + | On June 24th 2020, the US published a [[superseding_indictment_-_24-06-2020|new version of the indictment of Assange]], as a //new// base for requesting his US extradition. In a rather unusual move, the US are changing the nature |
- | ==== An attack | + | * Accusing Assange of a broadened alleged " |
+ | * Attempting to qualify WikiLeaks as an intelligence agency " | ||
+ | * doesnt formally **add** charges (as it would be illegal according to extradition treaties), yet heavily **modifies and broadens** the existing ones. | ||
+ | * Criminalizing the helping of Edward Snowden out of Hong-Kong. | ||
+ | * A lot of the alleged conspiracy relies | ||
- | Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg reacts to the indictment | + | Redacted names in the indictment: |
+ | * WLA-2 = Daniel Domscheit-Berg | ||
+ | * WLA-3 = Jacob Appelbaum | ||
+ | * WLA-4 = Sarah Harrison | ||
+ | * " | ||
+ | * “NATO Country-1” = Iceland | ||
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+ | US DoJ press release: | ||
+ | https:// | ||
- | https://www.youtube.com/watch? | + | [[https://shadowproof.com/2020/ |
- | See also [[In Defense | + | ==== Analysis |
- | ====== About Extradition ====== | + | === WikiLeaks' |
+ | https:// | ||
- | ==== The UK-US extradition treaty ==== | + | === Media analysis of the indictment, as compiled by WikiLeaks defence fund run by Courage foundation |
- | Extradition treaty between the government | + | https:// |
- | https:// | + | === An attack on the press === |
- | ==== Critics ==== | + | See [[The " |
- | === Johnson: " | + | Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg reacts to the indictment saying espionage charges against Assange are the most significant attack on the press since the Pentagon Papers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJuCNrRXxC4& |
- | Jeremy Corbyn praises | + | See also [[In Defense of Julian Assange]] |
- | https:// | + | ===== About Extradition ===== |
- | === While demanding Assange, US refuses to extradite CIA agent who killed British teen === | + | ==== History of Extradition ==== |
- | High-ranking CIA agent Anne Sacoolas is charged with killing | + | === a John Stuart Mill quote ==== |
- | https://thegrayzone.com/ | + | //" Among other matters of importance in which I took an active part, but which excited little interest in the public, two deserve particular mention. I joined with several other independent Liberals in defeating an Extradition Bill introduced at the very end of the session of 1866, and by which, though surrender avowedly for political offences was not authorized, political refugees, if charged by a foreign Government with acts which are necessarily incident to all attempts at insurrection, |
- | === Australian MPs call on UK to block US extradition === | + | John Stuart Mill (Autobiography), |
- | https:// | + | === The practice of extradition |
- | ==== Bars to extradition in # | + | https:// |
- | === Six legal arguments show why the US extradition of Julian Assange should be denied | + | === Terrorism, Criminal law, and Politics |
- | 1. Client-lawyer confidentiality breached | + | " |
- | 2. The initial charge is flawed | + | Julia Jansson |
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- | 3. Initial charge relies on co-operation from Manning | + | |
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- | 4. Additional charges raised by the US are political | + | |
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- | 5. US legal precedent argues that Assange’s work is protected by the US Constitution | + | |
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- | 6. Threats of violence against Assange mean he’s unable to receive a fair trial | + | |
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- | ==== About the Political Offense Exception ==== | + | |
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- | === The Political Offense Exception: Punishing whistleblowers abroad === | + | |
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- | Mark Dell Kielsgard https:// | + | |
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- | === Queen Elizabeth won’t get involved in Julian Assange case because it’s a POLITICAL matter === | + | |
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- | A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman has said the Queen will not intervene to release Julian Assange, vowing to remain “non-political.” The statement seemingly confirms that Assange’s detention is a political, not criminal, matter. | + | |
+ | https:// | ||
==== European Convention on Extradition ==== | ==== European Convention on Extradition ==== | ||
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European Convention on Extradition https:// | European Convention on Extradition https:// | ||
- | ==== History of Extradition | + | ==== The UK-US extradition treaty |
- | //" Among other matters of importance in which I took an active part, but which excited little interest in the public, two deserve particular mention. I joined with several other independent Liberals in defeating an Extradition | + | Extradition |
- | John Stuart Mill (Autobiography), | + | https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/ |
+ | === Critics of UK-US extradition treaty === | ||
- | ====== Spying on Assange inside | + | **Johnson: " |
+ | Jeremy Corbyn praises Julian Assange and calls for extradition to US to be halted. The prime minister Boris Johnson acknowledged: | ||
- | ==== CIA spied on Julian Assange 24/7 in Ecuadorian embassy ==== | + | https:// |
- | https:// | + | **While demanding Assange, US refuses to extradite CIA agent who killed British teen** |
- | ==== Assange suspected | + | High-ranking CIA agent Anne Sacoolas is charged with killing |
- | Judge De la Mata questioned Assange after sending a European Investigation Order (EIO) on September 25 requesting assistance from British authorities. As part of the request, the judge said that David Morales, owner of UC Global SL, “invaded the privacy of Assange and his lawyers by placing microphones inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London without consent from the affected parties.” The request also stated that the information thus collected was distributed to other people and institutions, | + | https:// |
- | https:// | + | ==== Bars to extradition in Assange' |
- | ==== Three protected witnesses accuse Spanish ex-marine of spying on Julian Assange ==== | + | {{ : |
- | According to the evidence provided by the witnesses – videos, audio tapes and dozens | + | Legal arguments why the US extradition |
- | The three witness statements all spoke of the phrases Morales used with his most-trusted workers | + | They are exposed |
- | https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2020/01/21/inenglish/1579611351_198492.html | + | See also : https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/01/25/six-legal-arguments-show-why-the-us-extradition-of-julian-assange-should-be-denied/ |
- | ==== Will alleged CIA misbehavior set Julian Assange free? ==== | + | === About the Political Offense Exception |
- | A few days before Christmas, Julian Assange testified to a Spanish court that a Spanish security company, UC Global S.L., acting in coordination with the CIA, illegally recorded all his actions and conversations, | + | **The Political Offense Exception: Punishing whistleblowers abroad** |
- | Will such misbehavior, | + | Mark Dell Kielsgard https:// |
- | The Daniel Ellsberg case may be instructive. You may recall that after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision | + | **Queen Elizabeth won’t get involved |
- | After the trial commenced in San Francisco, it was brought | + | A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman has said the Queen will not intervene to release Julian Assange, vowing |
- | For similar reasons, the case against Assange should be dismissed, if it reaches the U.S. courts. | + | https://www.rt.com/ |
- | The usual remedy for warrantless surveillance is to exclude any illegally obtained information from the trial, but that remedy is inapplicable here. The government’s advantage in surveilling Assange is not the acquisition of tangible evidence but, rather, intangible insights into Assange’s legal strategy. There is no way, therefore, to give Assange a fair trial, since his opponents will know every move he will make. | ||
- | When Assange | + | ===== USA vs Assange |
- | https:// | + | * [[usa_vs_julian_assange_extradition_hearing_part_1_24-28_feb|Part 1 February 24 - 28, 2020]] |
- | + | * [[usa_uk_vs_julian_assange_-_extradition_hearing_part_2|Part 2 September 7 - October 1st 2020]] | |
- | + | * [[Extradition hearing first instance verdict | |
- | == The practice of extradition | + | |
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- | https:// | + | |
- | ====== Other related articles ====== | ||
- | ==== Targeting Assange Supporters: Results of my Personal FOIA request to the FBI ==== | ||
- | https:// | ||
- | ==== ‘Media Freedom’ Campaign Pushes Magnitsky Sanctions – But Ignores Case of Julian Assange ==== | ||
- | https:// | ||
- | ==== WikiLeaks demands answers as Twitter account LOCKED ahead of Assange extradition hearing ==== | ||
- | https:// | ||