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He isn't in solitary confinement
by ChrisKnott 5y ago
He isn't in solitary confinement
- shkkmo 5y agoHe was kept in solitary confinement for ~9 months in Belmarsh.
- ChrisKnott 5y agoNo he wasn't
- shkkmo 5y agoPlease go check your information and try to contribute more to the conversation than a flat denial of widely documented facts.
- ChrisKnott 5y agoAre you referring to when he was in the healthcare unit?
- shkkmo 5y agoHe was moved to the healthcare unit at the end of those 9 months after repeated petitions.
- ChrisKnott 5y agoHow can that be when he was moved to the healthcare unit in May 2019[0]? What dates do you think he was in "solitary confinement"? (Please go check your information and try to contribute more to the conversation than a flat denial of widely documented facts.) [0] https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/USA-v-Assange-judgment-040121.pdf https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/USA-v-As...
- shkkmo 5y agoI don't see any content in that PDF that relates to what you claim to be using it as a citation for. Linking to a 130 page document legal document and providing no quote or source section seems like a bad faith use of citations to bolster your argument without actually providing any facts. The fact is that Assange kept in conditions that were not only deemed solitary isolation by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Nils Melzer, but also qualify as solitary isolation under British , EU and UN law. [0] [0] https://21stcenturywire.com/2020/01/26/julian-assange-and-inhumanity-of-british-state-prison-healthcare-solitary-confinement-and-torture/ https://21stcenturywire.com/2020/01/26/julian-assange-and-in...
- ChrisKnott 5y agoThe article you've linked seems to be claiming that being in the healthcare unit is the "solitary confinement". This is why I asked you which nine months you are saying you think he was in "solitary confinement", as you said that they predated his time in the healthcare unit but this is impossible as he moved to the healthcare unit in May 2019. The relevant quote from my link is; "Dr. Blackwood confirmed that Mr. Assange was placed on an ACCT on arrival at the prison; on 18 May 2019 he was admitted to the healthcare unit; and, on 21 December 2019, he was returned to ordinary location.". It is absolute nonsense to describe being in the healthcare unit as solitary confinement and it absolutely does NOT qualify as solitary isolation under British law, or EU law or UN law. Assange's supporters have an absurd habit of exaggerating his suffering. They even claimed being in the embassy was "solitary confinement"!! [0]. While in the healthcare unit he still had all his usual prison visits etc (there are plenty of blogs out there of people who visited him during this time, several a month), and of course regular contact with healthcare professionals. He did have less contact with other inmates (but not none) which apparently had a negative impact on his mental health. He was moved to the healthcare unit for good reason (they found a razor hidden in his cell and assessed him as a suicide risk). There is absolutely nothing to suggest HMPPS have anything other than his interests in mind. All of this is covered in the judgment if you could be bothered to read it rather than accusing me incorrectly of not knowing the facts. [0] https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/assange-solitary-confinement-embassy-fears-extradition-us-lawyer/story?id=57018760 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/assange-solitary-confinement...