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I completely agree. It would set a terrible example. Thing I find annoying the most, is that as there is no US extradition warrant placed, if he did come out he
by alex_hitchins 9y ago
I completely agree. It would set a terrible example. Thing I find annoying the most, is that as there is no US extradition warrant placed, if he did come out he'd probably do 18 months for missing bail and be released. If the US wanted him, really wanted him then they would have a warrant out now for him.
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- tomp 9y agoHow do you know there aren't any secret warrants (like the ones issued by the FISA court, but international/between UK and US)? In other words, the "rule of law" has become a farce recently - the powerful (= government, RIAA, etc) get whatever they want, one way or another.
- alex_hitchins 9y agoWhy would they need a secret warrant? In this case, it would have no advantage at all. Also, the US have said on record I believe that they have not placed any extradition warrants on him. I see it more that they can't actually arrest him for anything, as he hasn't broken any laws _in_ the USA. He has done things the don't like for sure, but as a non US citizen how can he be bound to these laws? If this were the case, Russia could extradite Gay rights activists all across the globe for breaking hideous Russian obscenity laws.
- monocasa 9y agoIt was leaked in the Stratfor emails. > https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/wikileaks-stratfor-emails-a-secret-indictment-against-assange-20120228 https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/wikileaks-stratfo...
- alex_hitchins 9y agoInteresting. I note it's from 2012 but guess could still be current. Thank you for supplying the link. Again though, seems odd they would need to keep it sealed. I wonder what Assange would actually want to do regards to what would happen after he leaves the embassy (legal issues aside). I can't think there are many countries that would allow him entry, bar Ecuador and possibly Russia. Most likely Russia I'd assume as he seems on good terms with Russian media (thinking of his RT show)
- monocasa 9y ago> Again though, seems odd they would need to keep it sealed. Why would they unseal it?
- alex_hitchins 9y agoGiven all the allegations that have been made, there will be intense media attention on any extradition case. I would have thought having clear intentions from the outset would be in their favour, considering the scrutiny they will be under. I by no means want to see him extradited to the US, nor anyone come to think about it. I genuinely don't believe their judicial process to be fair. Maybe cultural bias, and I'm not suggesting my country is much better.
- boomboomsubban 9y agoThe US passed a law saying "WikiLeaks and the senior leadership of WikiLeaks resemble a non-state hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors and should be treated as such a service by the United States." No one is really sure how that means they should be treated, but makes it clear the US wants him.
- alex_hitchins 9y agoThe President of the United States also asked the same organisation to hack an opponent. So I take most of what they say, especially these days with a pinch of salt.
- boomboomsubban 9y agoDunno what organization you're talking about, but this passed both houses of Congress and was signed into law by the president.