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It's a very good piece and it's worth noting that David Allen Green (who wrote this and blogs about the law as Jack of Kent - he's a practicing solicitor in the
by Tyrannosaurs 12y ago
It's a very good piece and it's worth noting that David Allen Green (who wrote this and blogs about the law as Jack of Kent - he's a practicing solicitor in the UK) is pretty liberal, not just in his writing but also his actions (he was part of the defence team who got the twitter airport bomb hoax defendant cleared, was involved in the Simon Singh chiropractic libel case on Singh's side) and the New Statesman is a left leaning publication which has frequently published articles in support of Assange.
DAG isn't a man you can easily accuse of being the sort who would be rabidly anti-Assange - almost the opposite.
- id 12y agoI don't think his past clients have necessarily something to do with his view on Assange. Lawyers often plead somebody's cause without endorsing their actions.
- Tyrannosaurs 12y agoMy point is that cries which are often heard around these matters of "he would say that" don't really ring true here - this is a qualified solicitor with solid liberal credentials. People may not like what he says but there is little reason to believe he's not telling the truth.