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Weren't the claims conveniently for the prosecution changed shortly before the trial this year, and the defense complained that they based their defense on that
by acqq 6y ago
Weren't the claims conveniently for the prosecution changed shortly before the trial this year, and the defense complained that they based their defense on that May 2019 document that you link?
https://shadowproof.com/2020/09/07/judge-railroads-assange-as-legal-team-objects-to-fresh-extradition-request/ https://shadowproof.com/2020/09/07/judge-railroads-assange-a...
"On June 24, [2020] the defense learned when a press release was published that Assange would soon face a third indictment. It was their belief that the indictment only added narrative details and expanded the timeline from 2010-2011 to 2010-2015.
The U.S. government served the indictment to the defense, but not the court, on July 2. Then, on August 12, a fresh extradition request based on the third indictment was issued. (It was dated July 17.)
Prosecutors notified the defense on August 21 that the third indictment does not include any additional charges, contrary to the defense’s understanding, the new details are not “mere narrative.” They “constitute the conduct upon which this court is entitled, and indeed must now determine [whether] an extradition offense is made out” under the relevant law.
Mark Summers, a lawyer for Assange, referred to two general allegations—Count 1, which involves an alleged conspiracy to release “national defense information,” and Count 2, which is an alleged conspiracy to commit computer intrusions under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
By adding new material, prosecutors believe they can extradite Assange, even if they do not convince the court that publishing disclosures from Pfc. Chelsea Manning was a criminal act."
- ChrisSD 6y agoOk, I updated the link to be the latest version I can find. It's dated June 2020. There are no new indictments per se but it does add the allegation that Assange and wikileaks recruited hackers to commit computer crimes.