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Julian Assange: US Pursues Extradition at UK High Court
- fsflover 5y agoSee also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29002505 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29002505.
- raxxorrax 5y agoThat article is flagged, sadly.
- raxxorrax 5y agoWeren't the charges completely made up in the end? The US government looks pretty fake and corrupt to be honest. US secret service made a joke of themselves with accusation of Russian interference, I don't know how anybody can take their statements seriously. They work on the level of toddlers with amateurishly crafted evidence.
- bjarneh 5y agoWhat a disgrace that hole case is. No matter what our thoughts on Assange is, he should not be facing prison time for showing people a small glimpse into the war they pay for (sometimes with their lives). Who will ever expose the wrongdoings of the government if the punishment for journalists is 175 years in prison?
- johnson42 5y agoFor further context I highly suggest the articles from Nils Melzer (United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment): https://www.republik.ch/2020/01/31/nils-melzer-about-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange https://www.republik.ch/2020/01/31/nils-melzer-about-wikilea... https://medium.com/@njmelzer/demasking-the-torture-of-julian-assange-b252ffdcb768 https://medium.com/@njmelzer/demasking-the-torture-of-julian... https://medium.com/@njmelzer/response-to-open-letter-of-1-july-2019-7222083dafc8 https://medium.com/@njmelzer/response-to-open-letter-of-1-ju... https://www.democracynow.org/2019/11/22/nils_melzer_julian_assange https://www.democracynow.org/2019/11/22/nils_melzer_julian_a...
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 5y agoHis extradition would be an incredible early Christmas gift.