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witness_statements:assange_extradition_hearing_witness_statements [2020/10/16 05:15] – [• Nigel Blackwood, forensic psychiatrist (prosecution witness)] iris | witness_statements:assange_extradition_hearing_witness_statements [2020/10/16 20:05] – [• Jameel Jaffer, Human Rights attorney] iris |
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[[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/2020.10.01_gareth_peirce_1st-statement_edited_redacted.pdf|Statement 1]] [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/2020.10.01_gareth_peirce_2nd-statement_edited_redacted.pdf|Statement 2]] [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/2020.10.01_gareth_peirce.pdf|Statement 3]] [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/2020.10.01_gareth_peirce_4th-statement_edited_redacted.pdf|Statement 4]] [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/2020.10.01_gareth_peirce_7th-statement.pdf|Statement 7]] | [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/2020.10.01_gareth_peirce_1st-statement_edited_redacted.pdf|Statement 1]] [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/2020.10.01_gareth_peirce_2nd-statement_edited_redacted.pdf|Statement 2]] [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/2020.10.01_gareth_peirce.pdf|Statement 3]] [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/2020.10.01_gareth_peirce_4th-statement_edited_redacted.pdf|Statement 4]] [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/gareth-pierce_fifth-statement_2020.10.01-assange-extradition-hearings-edited_redacted.pdf|Statement 5]] [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/2020.10.01_gareth_peirce_7th-statement.pdf|Statement 7]] |
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More info: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Cockburn|Wikipedia]] [[https://www.independent.co.uk/author/patrick-cockburn|The Independent]] | More info: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Cockburn|Wikipedia]] [[https://www.independent.co.uk/author/patrick-cockburn|The Independent]] |
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====• Ian Cobain, former senior reporter at The Guardian ==== | ====• Ian Cobain, investigative journalist ==== |
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**Only leaked docs confirm what governments cover up** | **Only leaked docs confirm what governments cover up** |
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** Chelsea Manning was punished by grand jury** - //(full statement currently unavailable)// | ** Chelsea Manning was punished by grand jury** [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/robert-j-boyle_statement-only_2020.09.30_witness-statement.pdf|Statement only]] [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/robert-j-boyle_statement_exhibits_2020.09.30_witness-statement.pdf|Statement and exhibits]] [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/robert-j-boyle_bookmarked-bundle-reduced_2020.09.30_witness-statement.pdf|Bundle B (reduced)]] |
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Criminal Defense attorney specializing in criminal appeals, post-conviction, habeas corpus as well as civil rights litigation. Member of the Executive Committee of the National Lawyers Guild, New York City Chapter. My notable cases include: | Criminal Defense attorney specializing in criminal appeals, post-conviction, habeas corpus as well as civil rights litigation. Member of the Executive Committee of the National Lawyers Guild, New York City Chapter. My notable cases include: |
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[[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/2020.09.18_andy-worthington.pdf|Full statement]] | [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/andy-worthington_2020.09.18_witness-statement.pdf|Full statement]] |
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Investigative journalist, author, campaigner, commentator and public speaker. Recognized as an authority on Guantánamo and the “war on terror.” Co-founder, Close Guantánamo and We Stand With Shaker. Also, photo-journalist (The State of London), and singer and songwriter (The Four Fathers). | Investigative journalist, author, campaigner, commentator and public speaker. Recognized as an authority on Guantánamo and the “war on terror.” Co-founder, Close Guantánamo and We Stand With Shaker. Also, photo-journalist (The State of London), and singer and songwriter (The Four Fathers). |
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- //(full statement currently unavailable)// | [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/jameel-jaffer_2020.09.30_witness-statement.pdf|Full statement]] |
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Jameel Jaffer is a human rights and civil liberties attorney and the inaugural director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, which was created to defend the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age.[He] is particularly notable for the role he played in litigating Freedom of Information Act requests that led to the release of documents concerning the torture of prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and in CIA black sites. | Jameel Jaffer is a human rights and civil liberties attorney and the inaugural director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, which was created to defend the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age.[He] is particularly notable for the role he played in litigating Freedom of Information Act requests that led to the release of documents concerning the torture of prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and in CIA black sites. |
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=====Tue 29th Sept 2020===== | =====Tue 29th Sept 2020===== |
====• Maureen Baird, former high ranking US Bureau of Prisons official==== | ====• Maureen Baird, former Bureau of Prisons warden==== |
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- //(full statement currently unavailable)// | [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/maureen-baird_2020.09.29_witness-statement.pdf|Full Statement]] |
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More info: [[https://alanellis.com/attorney-profiles/maureen-baird/|Allan Ellis law offices]] | More info: [[https://alanellis.com/attorney-profiles/maureen-baird/|Allan Ellis law offices]] |
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====• Lindsay A. Lewis, Criminal Defense Attorney in New York ==== | ====• Lindsay A. Lewis, US criminal defense attorney ==== |
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- //(full statement currently unavailable)// | [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/lindsay-lewis_2020.09.29-witness-statement.pdf|Full Statement]] |
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Lindsay A. Lewis practices in federal and state court on both the trial and appellate level. She has successfully defended a wide range of matters, from extradition cases to high-profile cyber, terrorism, drug trafficking and fraud cases, to minor cases with potentially serious collateral consequences, such as limiting a client's capacity to pursue advanced educational and career goals, or threatening their ability to maintain a professional license, work for the government, or serve in the military. | Lindsay A. Lewis practices in federal and state court on both the trial and appellate level. She has successfully defended a wide range of matters, from extradition cases to high-profile cyber, terrorism, drug trafficking and fraud cases, to minor cases with potentially serious collateral consequences, such as limiting a client's capacity to pursue advanced educational and career goals, or threatening their ability to maintain a professional license, work for the government, or serve in the military. |
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=====Mon 28th Sept 2020===== | =====Mon 28th Sept 2020===== |
====• Yancey Ellis, Virginia lawyer ==== | ====• Yancey Ellis, US attorney, state of Virginia ==== |
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More info: [[https://www.carmichaellegal.com/yancey-ellis|Carmichael Legal]] | More info: [[https://www.carmichaellegal.com/yancey-ellis|Carmichael Legal]] |
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====• Joel Sickler, prison advocate ==== | ====• Joel Sickler, defence litigator ==== |
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[[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/2020.09.28_joel-sickler-20.06.20.pdf|Statement 1]] [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/2020.09.28_joel-stickler_2nd-statement_redacted.pdf|Statement 2]] | [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/2020.09.28_joel-sickler-20.06.20.pdf|Statement 1]] [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/2020.09.28_joel-stickler_2nd-statement_redacted.pdf|Statement 2]] (redacted) |
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Joel Sickler has worked in the field of sentencing and corrections for more than 30 years and currently heads the Justice Advocacy Group, LLC. He is one of the country’s premier post-conviction specialists. | Joel Sickler has worked in the field of sentencing and corrections for more than 30 years and currently heads the Justice Advocacy Group, LLC. He is one of the country’s premier post-conviction specialists. |
More info: [[https://digitalforensiccommunity.com/extra-hands/|Digital Forensic Community]] [[https://metadataforensics.com/about-us/|Metadata Forensics]] | More info: [[https://digitalforensiccommunity.com/extra-hands/|Digital Forensic Community]] [[https://metadataforensics.com/about-us/|Metadata Forensics]] |
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====• Jakob Augustein, editor of German weekly Der Freitag ==== | ====• Jakob Augustein, editor and publisher of Der Freitag ==== |
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More info: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_Augstein|Wikipedia]] [[https://www.freitag.de/autoren/jaugstein|Der Freitag]] | More info: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_Augstein|Wikipedia]] [[https://www.freitag.de/autoren/jaugstein|Der Freitag]] |
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| ====• Jennifer Robinson, international human rights lawyer, Assange legal team ==== |
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| **Statement regarding the meeting that took place between Assange and Dana Rohrabacher on August 15, 2017** [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/jennifer-robinson_assange-rohrabacher-meeting-15.aug.2017_020.09.18.pdf|Full statement]] |
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| Jen specialises in media law, public law and international law and has long represented Assange in this and other legal proceedings since 2010. |
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| More info: [[https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/barristers/jennifer-robinson|Doughty Street Chambers]] |
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| ====• Christopher Butler, office manager Internet Archive (archive.org) ==== |
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| [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/2020.09.24_christopher-butler-archive.org-16.07.20.pdf|Full statement]] |
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| The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge."It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, movies/videos, moving images, and millions of books. In addition to its archiving function, the Archive is an activist organization, advocating a free and open Internet. The Internet Archive currently holds over 20 million books and texts, 3 million movies and videos, 400,000 software programs, 7 million audio files, and 463 billion web pages in the Wayback Machine. |
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| More info: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Archive| Wikipedia]] [[http://blog.archive.org/author/butler/|Internet Archive (Chris Butler)]] |
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More info: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptome|Wikipedia]] [[https://cryptome.org/|Cryptome]] | More info: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptome|Wikipedia]] [[https://cryptome.org/|Cryptome]] |
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====• Christopher Butler, office manager Internet Archive (archive.org) ==== | |
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[[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/2020.09.24_christopher-butler-archive.org-16.07.20.pdf|Full statement]] | |
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The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge."It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, movies/videos, moving images, and millions of books. In addition to its archiving function, the Archive is an activist organization, advocating a free and open Internet. The Internet Archive currently holds over 20 million books and texts, 3 million movies and videos, 400,000 software programs, 7 million audio files, and 463 billion web pages in the Wayback Machine. | |
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More info: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Archive| Wikipedia]] [[http://blog.archive.org/author/butler/|Internet Archive (Chris Butler)]] | |
=====Wed 23rd Sept 2020===== | =====Wed 23rd Sept 2020===== |
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====• Dr. Quinton Deeley, psychiatrist, ADHD and autism specialist (prosecution witness) ==== | ====• Dr. Quinton Deeley, consultant psychiatrist, ADHD and autism specialist - defense medical expert ==== |
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**Gives historical context for WikiLeaks’ journalism** [[https://defend.wikileaks.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Mark-Feldstein-witness-statement.pdf|Full statement]] | **Gives historical context for WikiLeaks’ journalism** [[https://defend.wikileaks.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Mark-Feldstein-witness-statement.pdf|Statement 1]] [[https://challengepower.info/_media/witness_statements/mark-feldstein_supplemental-statement_2020.09.07.pdf|Statement 2]] |
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Activist publications have been a staple of American journalism ever since, championing radical causes such as the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage, labor unions, pacifism, socialism and other unpopular movements. Like WikiLeaks, America’s editorial activists published unfiltered documents with minimal contextualizing and rarely bothered to interview both sides. Then and now, alternative news outlets | Activist publications have been a staple of American journalism ever since, championing radical causes such as the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage, labor unions, pacifism, socialism and other unpopular movements. Like WikiLeaks, America’s editorial activists published unfiltered documents with minimal contextualizing and rarely bothered to interview both sides. Then and now, alternative news outlets |