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Is there any risk that he could face further charges in Australia?

threeseed 2y ago
He broke no laws in Australia. But the fact he is pleading guilty to a serious crime will have further implications for his life e.g. preventing travel, not allowed to apply for certain jobs etc.
- londons_explore 2y ago
  The fact his name is assange already makes him ineligible for a bunch of things, and his connections and popularity already open lots of doors for him that aren't open for you and I. I think he'll be fine.
  - SuperNinKenDo 2y ago
    I doubt he'll ever be fine after what he's been through.
  - closewith 2y ago
    I think most likely his life is already over and he's being allowed to return to remaining years of psychological and physical ordeal following an experience most of us have no context to imagine. I'm glad he's going home to his family, but this is a least-worst outcome to an awful miscarriage of justice that destroyed many lives.
yzydserd 2y ago
The Australian government brokered the deal [0] after their parliament voted for him to be freed [1] [0] https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/apr/10/biden-assange-espionage-charges https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/apr/10/biden-assange-... [1] https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/14/australian-mps-pass-motion-urging-us-and-uk-to-allow-julian-assange-to-return-to-australia https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/14/austr...
- PUSH_AX 2y ago
  Interesting, I’m guessing he didn’t expose many Australian secrets? Their government is fresh off of jailing a whistleblower (David McBride) ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶r̶e̶s̶t̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶l̶i̶f̶e̶ 5 years who exposed a so called war hero as someone who actually committed war crimes.
  - yzydserd 2y ago
    The phrase used by the attorney general was “enough is enough”. He was found guilty today and sentenced to time served, which was 5 years 1 month. David McBride seems to have been sentenced to 5 years 8 months. Where did you read he was jailed for life? I don’t agree with either sentence, but they do not appear at odds with one another.
    - PUSH_AX 2y ago
      Ok, before he was sentenced he was told he was looking at life, I didn’t actually know about the sentencing. Thanks for the correction. I disagree on the lack of connection.
  - Hawxy 2y ago
    > who exposed a so-called war hero as someone who actually committed war crimes. Worth mentioning that this wasn't David's intentions. He leaked the documents as he thought special forces soldiers were being "unfairly" restricted via tighter rules of engagement & defense oversight in order to protect civilians. He wanted the ABC to tell everyone that special forces were being kept on too tight of a leash, not report on war crimes.
    - berdario 2y ago
      What you're talking about is a smear campaign from ABC: https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/a-monumental-betrayal-four-corners-and-david-mcbride,18486 https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/a...

He broke no laws in Australia. But the fact he is pleading guilty to a serious crime will have further implications for his life e.g. preventing travel, not allowed to apply for certain jobs etc.

londons_explore 2y ago
The fact his name is assange already makes him ineligible for a bunch of things, and his connections and popularity already open lots of doors for him that aren't open for you and I. I think he'll be fine.
- SuperNinKenDo 2y ago
  I doubt he'll ever be fine after what he's been through.
- closewith 2y ago
  I think most likely his life is already over and he's being allowed to return to remaining years of psychological and physical ordeal following an experience most of us have no context to imagine. I'm glad he's going home to his family, but this is a least-worst outcome to an awful miscarriage of justice that destroyed many lives.

yzydserd 2y ago

The Australian government brokered the deal [0] after their parliament voted for him to be freed [1] [0] https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/apr/10/biden-assange-espionage-charges https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/apr/10/biden-assange-... [1] https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/14/australian-mps-pass-motion-urging-us-and-uk-to-allow-julian-assange-to-return-to-australia https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/14/austr...

PUSH_AX 2y ago
Interesting, I’m guessing he didn’t expose many Australian secrets? Their government is fresh off of jailing a whistleblower (David McBride) ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶r̶e̶s̶t̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶l̶i̶f̶e̶ 5 years who exposed a so called war hero as someone who actually committed war crimes.
- yzydserd 2y ago
  The phrase used by the attorney general was “enough is enough”. He was found guilty today and sentenced to time served, which was 5 years 1 month. David McBride seems to have been sentenced to 5 years 8 months. Where did you read he was jailed for life? I don’t agree with either sentence, but they do not appear at odds with one another.
  - PUSH_AX 2y ago
    Ok, before he was sentenced he was told he was looking at life, I didn’t actually know about the sentencing. Thanks for the correction. I disagree on the lack of connection.
- Hawxy 2y ago
  > who exposed a so-called war hero as someone who actually committed war crimes. Worth mentioning that this wasn't David's intentions. He leaked the documents as he thought special forces soldiers were being "unfairly" restricted via tighter rules of engagement & defense oversight in order to protect civilians. He wanted the ABC to tell everyone that special forces were being kept on too tight of a leash, not report on war crimes.
  - berdario 2y ago
    What you're talking about is a smear campaign from ABC: https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/a-monumental-betrayal-four-corners-and-david-mcbride,18486 https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/a...