USA + UK vs. Assange: UK Extradition Hearing S01E02 (starts September 7th 2020)
S01E02 - The Empire Keeps on Striking
Julian Assange's extradition hearing, which began Feb 24th-28th 2020, resumed on September 7th and will continue for three to four weeks.
• Documenting the hearing extradition - Part 2
Background info
- USA + UK vs. Assange: Extradition Hearing S01E01 (24-28 Feb 2020), a page dedicated to documenting the first part of the extradition hearing + more links to essential background
Reporting from the Old Bailey
Where ?
This time the hearing is not held in Woolwich Crown Court, which is adjacent to HMP Belmarsh high-security prison, where Julian Assange is being illegally kept.
The extradition hearing is being held at 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.
Access
City Thameslink, Farringdon, St Paul's. Stay tuned for information about mutualized/organized trips to the hearing…
Check out the Guide To Journalists And Organizations Covering Assange Trial For Those Upset About Lack Of Media Coverage created by the amazing Kevin Gosztola (Shadowproof, Dissenter).
Courage Foundation
Twitter Nitter Daily coverage of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing in London
Assange Defense
Twitter Nitter Live blog
DEA Campaign
Twitter Nitter Official website
Rebecca Vincent / Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Twitter Nitter RSF
Craig Murray
Twitter Nitter Blog
Mohamed Elmaazi
Twitter Nitter Sputnik News
Kevin Gosztola / Shadowproof
Twitter Nitter Shadowproof The Dissenter Youtube
Taylor Hudak / acTVism Munich
Twitter Nitter acTVism Munich Youtube
Juan Passarelli
Twitter Nitter IMDb The War on Journalism (documentary)
Mary Lostakidis
Twitter Nitter
James Doleman
Twitter Nitter Personal website Assange Court Report
Richard Medhurst
Twitter Nitter Youtube
Stefania Maurizi
Twitter Nitter Personal website
Bill Goodwin / Computer Weekly
Twitter Nitter Computer Weekly
Court News UK
Twitter Nitter Court News UK
Action4Assange
Twitter Nitter Action4Assange Youtube
Tareq Haddad
Twitter Nitter Personal website
Stefan Simanovitz
Twitter Nitter Personal website
Press coverage
• Fri 25th Sept 2020
Threadreader: Assange Defense Kevin Gosztola Kevin Gosztola Mohamed Elmaazi Consortium News Juan Passarelli Mary Kostakidis James Doleman Richard Medhurst
Read:
- Day 14: September 25, 2020 #AssangeCase Assange Defense
- September 25: Morning September 245: Afternoon Assange Court Report
- Cracking Password Was Neither Possible Nor Necessary to Access Classified Docs, Assange Expert says Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik News
Watch:
- Summary of Week Three Assange Hearing Assange Defense
- Live Stream - outside the Old Bailey Don't Extradite Assange Campaign
- #AssangeCase Update mid day of day 14 Don't Extradite Assange Campaign
- Julian Assange Extradition Trial - September 25 Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- DAY 14 Joe Lauria's Daily Report on Assange Extradition Hearing Consortium News
- Judge Admits Assange Trial is Political Richard Medhurst
• Thu 24th Sept 2020
Threadreader: Assange Defense Kevin Gosztola Mohamed Elmaazi Consortium News Juan Passarelli Mary Kostakidis James Doleman Richard Medhurst
Read:
- Julian Assange’s Extradition Hearing - Day 13 Courage Foundation
- Day 13: September 24, 2020 #AssangeCase Assange Defense
- September 24: Afternoon Assange Court Report
- Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 17 Craig Murray's detailed account of Sept. 24th
- ‘Essentially Dead’: Doctor Who Visited Assange In Ecuador Embassy Testifies At Extradition Trial Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- Assange is a 'Resilient Man' Who Isn't at Risk of Suicide If Extradited, Government Expert Says Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik News
- ‘Not unjust’ to extradite WilkiLeaks founder Julian Assange, court hears Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
Watch:
- Live Stream#1 - outside the Old Bailey Don't Extradite Assange Campaign
- Live Stream#2 - outside the Old Bailey Don't Extradite Assange Campaign
- Julian Assange Extradition Trial - September 24 Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- DAY 13 Joe Lauria's Daily Report on Assange Extradition Hearing Consortium News
- Assange Diagnosed with Asperger's Richard Medhurst
• Wed 23rd Sept 2020
Threadreader: Assange Defense Kevin Gosztola Mohamed Elmaazi Consortium News Mary Kostakidis James Doleman Richard Medhurst
Read:
- Julian Assange’s Extradition Hearing - Day 12 Courage Foundation
- Day 12: September 23, 2020 #AssangeCase Assange Defense
- September 23: Morning September 23: Afternoon Assange Court Report
- Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 16 Craig Murray's detailed account of Sept. 23rd
- Doctor Diagnosed Julian Assange With Asperger’s Syndrome Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- Julian Assange is on the 'High-Functioning' End of the Autism Spectrum, Expert Tells Old Bailey Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik News
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has Asperger’s syndrome and depression court hears Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
Watch:
- Assange at High Risk of Suicide If Extradited to US Don't Extradite Assange Campaign (Spanish)
- Julian Assange's Father Speaks Out Assange Defense
- Rebecca Vincent of Reporters Without Borders Assange Defense
- Julian Assange Diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome While Facing Extradition to the US Taylor Hudak, AcTVism Munich
- Julian Assange Extradition Trial - September 23 Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- DAY 12 Joe Lauria's Daily Report on Assange Extradition Hearing Consortium News
• Tue 22nd Sept 2020
Threadreader: Assange Defense Kevin Gosztola Mohamed Elmaazi Consortium News Mary Kostakidis Richard Medhurst James Doleman
Read:
- Julian Assange’s Extradition Hearing - Day 11 Courage Foundation
- Day 11: September 22, 2020 #AssangeCase Assange Defense
- September 22: Morning September 22: Afternoon Assange Court Report
- Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 15 Craig Murray's detailed account of Sept. 22nd
- US Prosecution Accuses Assange Of Exaggerating Symptoms Of Depression Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- Assange is at 'Very High Risk of Suicide' Should Extradition Occur, Neuropsychiatrist Tells Court Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik News
- WikiLeaks published unredacted cables after password was disclosed in book Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
Watch:
- Assange at High Risk of Suicide If Extradited to US Don't Extradite Assange Campaign
- Kristinn Hrafnsson updates us on Day 11 of the #AssangeCase Don't Extradite Assange Campaign
- Assange Update: Medical Experts Testify on Assange's Mental Health Taylor Hudak, AcTVism Munich
- Julian Assange's Extradition Hearing - September 22 Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- DAY 11 Joe Lauria's Daily Report on Assange Extradition Hearing Consortium News
- Assange at High Risk of Suicide If Extradited to US Richard Medhurst
• Mon 21st Sept 2020
Threadreader: Assange Defense Kevin Gosztola Mohamed Elmaazi Consortium News Juan Passarelli Mary Kostakidis Richard Medhurst James Doleman Rebecca Vincent (RSF)
Read:
- Julian Assange’s Extradition Hearing - Day 10 Courage Foundation
- Day 10: September 21, 2020 #AssangeCase Assange Defense
- September 21: Morning September 21: Afternoon Assange Court Report
- Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 14 Craig Murray's detailed account of Sept. 21st
- Trump Jr. Fixer: Everyone In WikiLeaks Deserve The Death Penalty Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- Assange's Removal From Embassy Was Coordinated on 'Direct Orders From the US President', Court Told Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik News
- JOHN KIRIAKOU: As Assange Faces Extradition, the State of US Prisons Grows Worse John Kiriakou, Consortium News
- Assange's Removal From Embassy Was Coordinated on 'Direct Orders From the US President', Court Told Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik News
- WikiLeaks video ‘electrified’ public to civilian war deaths, court hearsp Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
- WikiLeaks cables showed US interfered in German torture investigation Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
- Trump implicated in plans to prosecute Assange over war leaks Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
- US gave verbal pledge of no death penalty for Assange: Sources ABC News (published 15 april 2019)
- The extradition of Julian Assange would undermine freedom of speech Lula da Silva, The Guardian
- The War on Assange is a War on Truth Ron Paul
Watch:
- Intelligence Systems, Technology, and the World Assange Defense
- Cassandra Fairbanks’ Testimony and Witness Suppression Assange Defense
- President Trump Requested Arrest of Julian Assange According to Witness Cassandra Fairbanks interview, AcTVism Munich
- WikiLeaks Was Not First to Publish Richard Medhurst
- Lula on Assange Assange Defense
- Filmmaker Juan Passarelli on the Julian Assange Case and war on Journalism AcTVism Munich (posted 19th Sept.)
Listen:
- The phone call Cassandra Fairbanks
• Fri 18th Sept 2020
Threadreader: Assange Defense Kevin Gosztola Mohamed Elmaazi Consortium News Juan Passarelli Mary Kostakidis Richard Medhurst James Doleman
Read:
- Julian Assange’s Extradition Hearing - Day 9 Courage Foundation
- Day 9: September 18, 2020 #AssangeCase Assange Defense
- September 18: Morning September 18: Afternoon Assange Court Report
- Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 13 Craig Murray's detailed account of Sept. 18th
- Khaled El Masri Stands Up To CIA Intimidation, Supports Assange During Extradition Trial Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- Congressman offered Julian Assange a ‘win-win’ deal that would help President Trump Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
- Why is Amnesty Barred From Monitoring Julian Assange's Extradition Hearings? Stefan Simanowitz, Newsweek
Watch:
- Julian Assange Extradition Trial - September 18, 2020 Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- WikiLeaks Editor in Chief on the Prosecution of Julian Assange Taylor Hudak, AcTVism Munich
- Assange Trial Hears Testimony from CIA Torture Victim Richard Medhurst
- Trump Offered Assange Pardon for DNC Source Richard Medhurst
• Thu 17th Sept 2020
Threadreader: Assange Defense Kevin Gosztola Mohamed Elmaazi Consortium News Richard Medhurst James Doleman
Read:
- Julian Assange’s Extradition Hearing - Day 8 Courage Foundation
- Day 8: September 17, 2020 #AssangeCase Assange Defense
- September 17: Morning September 17: Afternoon Assange Court Report
- Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 12 Craig Murray's detailed account of Sept. 17th
- Assange’s Extradition Trial: Court Hears About History Of Political Prosecutions Under Espionage Act Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- Witness Rejects Prosecutor's Assertion That Assange Had 'Cavalier Attitude' to Protecting Informants Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik News
- ASSANGE HEARING DAY EIGHT— Espionage Act Put in the Dock Consortium News
- WikiLeaks partners developed software to redact 400,000 Iraq War Logs Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
- Amnesty International public statement on lack of access to Julian Assange hearings Amnesty International
Watch:
- Craig Murray on Espionage Act, Ellsberg, and Excluding Evidence Assange Defense
- Iraq War Logs Essential to Understanding the Truth of Civilian Casualties Taylor Hudak, AcTVism Munich
- Julian Assange Extradition Trial - September 17, 2020 Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- US War Crimes Highlighted at Assange Hearing Richard Medhurst
• Wed 16th Sept 2020
Threadreader: Assange Defense Kevin Gosztola Mohamed Elmaazi Consortium News Mary Kostakidis Richard Medhurst James Doleman
Read:
- Julian Assange’s Extradition Hearing - Day 7 Courage Foundation
- Day 7: September 16, 2020 #AssangeCase Assange Defense
- September 16: Morning September 16: Afternoon Assange Court Report
- Your Man in the Public Gallery: the Assange Hearing Day 11 Craig Murray's detailed account of Sept. 16th
- Good Ellsberg, Bad Assange: At Extradition Trial, Pentagon Papers Whistleblower Dismantles False Narrative Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- 'Harm Minimisation': Assange Meticulously Redacted Docs Before Publication, Defence Witness Says Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik News
- Julian Assange held back 15,000 documents to prevent harm to US government Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
- “Julian Did Redact”: An Interview With Lawyer-Journalist Mark Davis Sydney Criminal Lawyers
Watch:
- Julian Assange Extradition Trial - September 16, 2020 Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- Pentagon Papers Whistleblower Testifies for the Defense Taylor Hudak, AcTVism Munich
- Daniel Ellsberg Testifies at Julian Assange Hearing Richard Medhurst
• Tue 15th Sept 2020
Threadreader: Assange Defense Kevin Gosztola Mohamed Elmaazi Consortium News Mary Kostakidis Richard Medhurst James Doleman
Read:
- Julian Assange’s Extradition Hearing - Day 6 Courage Foundation
- Day 6: September 15, 2020 #AssangeCase Assange Defense
- September 15: Morning September 15: Afternoon Assange Court Report
- Your Man in the Public Gallery: the Assange Hearing Day 10 Craig Murray's detailed account of Sept. 15th
- Witnesses At Extradition Trial Say Assange Could Spend Rest Of His Life In US Prison Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
Watch:
- Julian Assange Extradition Trial - September 15, 2020 Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- Julian Assange Extradition Hearing: Day 6 [Full Summary] Richard Medhurst
• Mon 14th Sept 2020
Threadreader: Assange Defense Kevin Gosztola Mohamed Elmaazi Consortium News Juan Passarelli Stefania Maurizi Mary Kostakidis Richard Medhurst James Doleman Rebecca Vincent (RSF)
Read:
- Julian Assange’s Extradition Hearing - Day 5 Courage Foundation
- Day 5: September 14, 2020 #AssangeCase Assange Defense
- September 14: Morning September 14: Afternoon Assange Court Report
- Your Man in the Public Gallery: the Assange Hearing Day 9 Craig Murray's detailed account of Sept. 14th
- At Assange Trial, Prosecution Invokes Human Rights Court Decision That Downplayed Abusive Supermax Prisons Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- Espionage Charges Against Assange 'An Abuse of the Criminal Law Enforcement Power': Defence Expert Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik News
- Julian Assange faces solitary confinement if extradited, court hears Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
- Espionage Charges Against Assange 'An Abuse of the Criminal Law Enforcement Power': Defence Expert Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik News
- The Assange Trial, And Other Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix Cailtin Johnstone
Watch:
- Julian Assange Extradition Trial - September 14, 2020 Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- Defense Witnesses Testify on What Assange Faces in America’s Espionage Court Taylor Hudak, AcTVism Munich
- Julian Assange Faces Torture in the US: Day 5 of Extradition Hearing Richard Medhurst
[Week 1 Recap] Watch: video recap of first week's proceeding (with Kristinn Hrafnsson, Jennifer Robinson and Joseph Farrell)
• Thu 10th Sept 2020
Threadreader: Kevin Gosztola Mohamed Elmaazi Consortium News Mary Kostakidis Richard Medhurst James Doleman Rebecca Vincent (RSF)
Read:
- Julian Assange’s Extradition Hearing - Day 4 Courage Foundation
- Day 4: September 10, 2020 #AssangeCase Assange Defense
- September 10: Morning Assange Court Report
- Assange's prosecution would put journalists around the world at risk Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
- Julian Assange extradition hearing: punishing the publisher Amnesty International
Watch:
- Assange Extradition Hearing Adjourned due to COVID Concerns Taylor Hudak, AcTVism Munich
- Judge Puts Assange Extradition Hearing on Hold Richard Medhurst
- What People Forget About the Julian Assange Case Richard Medhurst
- War on Journalism | Bob Woodward & Julian Assange Matt Ofralea
• Wed 9th Sept 2020
Threadreader: Assange Defense Kevin Gosztola Mohamed Elmaazi Consortium News Juan Passarelli Stefania Maurizi Mary Kostakidis Richard Medhurst James Doleman Stefan Simanovitz Rebecca Vincent (RSF)
Read:
- Julian Assange’s Extradition Hearing - Day 3 Courage Foundation
- Day 3: September 9, 2020 #AssangeCase Assange Defense
- September 9: Morning September 9: Afternoon Assange Court Report
- Your Man in the Public Gallery: the Assange Hearing Day 8 Craig Murray's detailed account of Sept. 9th
- Trump’s ‘War On Journalism’ Takes Centerstage At Julian Assange’s Extradition Hearing Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- Charges Against Julian Assange Are 'Unconstitutional' And Threaten Press Freedom, Expert Tells Court Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik News
- There's Strong Evidence that Assange's Prosecution is 'Politically Motivated', Defence Expert Says Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik News
- US conspiracy charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ‘politically motivated’ Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
- Julian Assange is a political prisoner UN rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer, exberliner
- Assange: Peace professor blames Trump Court News UK
Watch:
- The Prosecution is Politically Motivated says Defense Witness Taylor Hudak, AcTVism Munich
- Julian Assange Extradition Trial - September 9, 2020 Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- 175 years in a US prison ? Democracy Now. Amy Goodman interview with John Shipton and Jennifer Robinson
• Tue 8th Sept 2020
Threadreader: Assange Defense Kevin Gosztola Mohamed Elmaazi Consortium News Stefania Maurizi Mary Kostakidis Richard Medhurst James Doleman Rebecca Vincent (RSF)
Read:
- Julian Assange’s Extradition Hearing - Day 2 Courage Foundation
- Day 2: September 8, 2020 #AssangeCase Assange Defense
- September 8: Morning September 8: Afternoon Assange Court Report
- Your Man in the Public Gallery: the Assange Hearing Day 7 Craig Murray's detailed account of Sept. 8th
- In extradition hearing, Julian Assange's legal team focuses on US torture and war crimes exposed by WikiLeaks Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- EXCLUSIVE: 'A Danger for Justice' - Assange Defence Expert Explains How US Conspiracy Trials Work Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik News
- Assange Hearing is Not Being Covering by US Media Consortium News
- PEPE ESCOBAR: Julian Assange, Prometheus Bound Consortium News
- Julian Assange warned against interrupting witnesses in extradition hearing Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
Watch:
- Live Stream Day 2 Court Don't Extradite Assange Campaign (6 hours outside Old Bailey)
- Rebecca Vincent Reporters - Without Borders Statement of Assange case hearing (September 8th, 2020) Don't Extradite Assange Campaign
- Defense Witness says WikiLeaks Publications Initiate Positive Political Change Taylor Hudak, AcTVism Munich
- Academics and Professionals Condemn US Attack on Journalism Taylor Hudak, AcTVism Munich
- Julian Assange Extradition Trial - September 8, 2020 Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- Day 2 of Julian Assange Hearing: Recap Richard Medhurst
- Kevin Gosztola: Day Two of the Assange Extradition Hearing The Scott Horn Show
• Mon 7th Sept 2020
Threadreader: Assange Defense Kevin Gosztola Mohamed Elmaazi Juan Passarelli Mary Kostakidis-morning afternoon Richard Medhurst James Doleman Bill Goodwin
Read:
- Julian Assange’s Extradition Hearing - Day 1 Courage Foundation
- Day 1: September 7, 2020 #AssangeCase Assange Defense
- September 7: Morning September 7: Afternoon Assange Court Report
- Your Man in the Public Gallery: the Assange Hearing Day 6 Craig Murray's exhaustive account of Sept.7th
- Judge railroads Assange as legal team objects to fresh extradition request Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- Assange Hearing: Refusal to Grant an Adjournment is a 'Gross Violation', Says WikiLeaks Chief Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik News
- Absolutely Ludicrous': Diplomat Reacts to Decision in Assange Case Disallowing Witness Summaries Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik News
- Number 10 Refuses to Accept Petition About Julian Assange's Case From Reporters Without Borders Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik News
- Julian Assange's Extradition Case: Previewing A Major Three-Week Hearing Kevin Gosztola, Dissenter
- EDITORIAL: A Trial Begins in London Consortium News
- John Pilger: The Stalinist Trial of Julian Assange Consortium News
- An Historic Setting for Assange’s Case Consortium News
- Court rejects request to exclude 11th hour US evidence against WikiLeaks Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
- La France doit accorder l’asile politique à Julian Assange (France must grant political asylum to Julian Assange), Jean Luc Melenchon
Watch:
- Julian Assange Extradition Hearing - September 7, 2020 Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- Protestors and Speakers Gather Outside The Old Bailey to Support WikiLeaks Founder Taylor Hudak, AcTVism Munich
- Assange Rearrested on First day of Extradition Hearing, Judge Denies Defense Requests Taylor Hudak, AcTVism Munich
- Julian Assange Show Trial Resumes Richard Medhurst
Court documents
Prosecution
Defence
- Press briefing PDF
- Defence skeleton argument PDF
- Witness statements page found here - includes links to downloadable PDFs of statements and witness bios.
Witness appearances:
Week three
Wed 23rd September: Dr. Quinton Deeley
Tue 22nd September: Michael Kopelman
Mon 21st September: Christian Grothoff Cassandra Fairbanks
Week two
Fri 18th September: Khaled El-Masri Dean Yates
Thu 17th September: John Sloboda Carey Shenkman
Wed 16th September: Daniel Ellsberg John Goetz
Tue 15th September: Thomas A. Durkin
Mon 14th September: Eric Lewis
Week one
Wed 9th September: Trevor Timm Paul Rogers
Tue 8th September: Clive Stafford Smith
Mon 7th September: Mark Feldstein
Actors
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.
• Protesting the extradition
Decentralised month of solidarity with Assange
- Check out a call for a month of solidarity
- Take action: a calendar and list of events worldwide Extradition Hearing part 2: Global Support
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Arts & Music
- M.I.A drops the hard hitting CTRL and calls for Julian Assange Freedom UPROXX sept 9, 2020
Speeches
- The Stalinist Trial of Julian Assange September 7, 2020 - John Pilger's address outside the Central Criminal Court in London on Sept. 7 as the WikiLeaks Editor’s extradition hearing entered its final stage.
Get your WeeklyLeaks !
Issue #1 07 Sept. 2020 - “Souvenir edition - to Gavin”
- A3 edition A3 print
Issue #2 21 Sept. 2020 - “Courage edition - to Chelsea”
- A3 edition A3 print
- original print edition “British tabloid” format, as sent for printing in London
Panels and online events
- Noam Chomsky, Alice Walker, Daniel Ellsberg: DEFEND ASSANGE Moderator Jimmy Dore, Sept 5, 2020
Tweets of outrage
Edward Snowden
• What we don't know yet
How long will it last?
It may be up to three, or maybe four(!) weeks, as the UK is trying hard to maintain the appearance of fair and impartial proceedings, despite all evidence that this is a mockery of justice. Proceedings could be shorter (on February they were scheduled to last for 5 days and ended up during only 3.5, the prosecution having surprisingly little -always the same- things to say…).
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How will the public be able to attend?
Previous episode of the hearing gave way to a farce when it comes to access to the public: public was filtered outside of the premises of the court and forced to queue from 6AM on; only 13 people being allowed inside from the public; they were held in some high-security glass room where little could be understood of what was going on…
Yet many supporters felt comfortable expressing their support and anger while organizing outside of the court room. Will it be possible this time, due to Covid-19 restrictions or any other pretext used to silence public expression on Assange's case?
What indictment will it be based on? Is anything of this even legal?
New indictment and the formal Court proceedings
The US DoJ published a new, superseding indictment on June 24th 2020, telling a completely different story, while the extradition hearing had already started(!). Yet, the US haven't formally transmitted them to the UK prosecution, nor the defense team.
It was unclear at the time of resuming of the extradition hearing on Sept.7th over which document the proceedings would be! On Sept 7th, the US prosecution formally withdraw its extradition request to file in a new one based on the new indictment, and Assange had to be “re-arrested” (sic). The defense didn't even have an occasion to formally prepare, react and organize to the new accusations (as the deadline for filing evidence and registering witnesses was long past). All requests to cancel/postpone the hearing were rejected, as accounted by Craig Murray…
In techno-legal lingo, such a process is usually described as “a farce”. Except this one is not comical at all…
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Discussion
I just found this wonderful list! I'm working on a similar one and will combine it with this. Please continue to add coverage (interviews of witnesses, appearances on podcasts, etc) as the trial continues so we can make this as comprehensive as possible. Thank you to everyone who has contributed their time and efforts covering the trial and updating this page. Ultimately the truth will prevail and Assange will regain his freedom.