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Absolutely. Assange is facing up to 175 years in solitary confinement and could not possibly get a fair trial in the US. Moreover, He has been illegally recorde
by jonathanstrange 6y ago
Absolutely. Assange is facing up to 175 years in solitary confinement and could not possibly get a fair trial in the US. Moreover, He has been illegally recorded and spied upon for the past 7 years by the CIA, including conversations with his lawyer. A case can hardly get more politically motivated than this. He even received death threats from US politicians in the past. It would be ridiculous to extradite anyone under such conditions.
- mike_d 6y ago> He has been illegally recorded and spied upon Which law in what country was broken? The CIA is chartered to spy overseas, against foreigners. Assange is not in the US, not an American citizen, and has ties to Russian intelligence. I'm not aware of any law that affords him any protection.
- bogle 6y agoSpying is, of course, illegal in every country that is spied upon. Assange has been in Ecuador and the United Kingdom. Neither country may permit the interception of confidential conversations between a client and their legal counsel.