USA + UK vs. Assange: 4th Jan 2021 - Extradition Verdict

BREAKING ! : Judge DENIES the extradition of Julian Assange !

The US is appealing the decision.

☞ Full judgement available here

S01E03 - The Empire Has No Clothes

The show trial that has been Julian Assange's extradition hearing has so far unfolded in two acts:

Act One - The Set Up (Woolwhich Crown Court, London - Febuary 24-28th 2020),
Act Two - The Confrontation (The Old Bailey, London - September 7th October-1st 2020).

Now, Act Three - The Resolution…in which History is written. Jan 4th 2021 : as the UK breaks away from Europe, will it brazenly spurn its Convention on Human Rights by ruling in favour of extraditing Assange to the US, where he faces up to 175 years in a supermax prison for revealing war crimes? Will the UK be complicit in the jailing of a publisher revealing public interest information, and hence set a precedent for anybody needing to hold power to account?

The judgement is scheduled to be pronounced on Monday Jan 4th. 2021 at 10am GMT at London's Old Bailey courthouse.

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USA + UK vs. Assange: UK Extradition Hearing S01E01 (24-28 Feb 2020), a page dedicated to documenting the first part of the extradition hearing + more links to essential background.
USA + UK vs. Assange: UK Extradition Hearing S01E02 (7th Sept - 1 Oct 2020), a page dedicated to the second part of the extradition hearing. Includes court documents, witness statements and links to daily press coverage.

Julian Assange's extradition case

June 24, 2020 superseding indictment

Suggestions by twitter users: a mega-thread with links to background articles and videos about the #AssangeCase.

Read:

Let's Be Absolutely Clear What's At Stake In The Assange Case Caitlin Johnstone (Jan. 2 2021)
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Legal Teams Likely Informed Already of Judge’s Decision Consortium News (Jan. 2 2021)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to learn extradition fate on Monday Evening Standard (Jan. 2 2021)
US/UK: “Future of journalism” at stake as historic extradition decision looms in case of Julian Assange RSF (Jan. 1 2021)
UK Judge To Give Decision On Assange Extradition On Monday ZeroHedge (Jan. 1 2021)
I Am Guilty of Violating the Espionage Act NY Times (Dec. 21 2021)
Biden’s Choice on Julian Assange and the First Amendment The Intercept (Dec. 1 2021)
The Unprecedented and Illegal Campaign to Eliminate Julian Assange The Intercept (Oct. 6 2020)

Watch:

Free Assange Vigil Live in DC Action4Assange (Jan. 3 2021)

The extradition verdict will be delivered at The Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales (commonly called the Old Bailey, after the street on which it stands), in Central London.

City Thameslink, Farringdon, St Paul's. Stay tuned for information about mutualized/organized trips to the hearing…

Magistrate : Vanessa Baraitser (doing the front job for her boss Emma Arbuthnot)

Defence team: Solicitor Gareth Peirce (Birnberg, Peirce & Partners); Barrister Edward Fitzgerald QC, Doughty Street Chambers, Barrister Mark Summers QC, Matrix Chambers

(Source : Press Briefing)

Accusation team: James Lewis QC, …

Read/write more about the actors.

Threadreader:

Assange Defense Kevin Gosztola Rebecca Vincent Mohamed Elmaazi James Doleman Richard Medhurst Stefania Maurizi Bill Goodwin Stefan Simanowitz Mary Kostakidis

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