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The reaction of the French president is the right thing. It's not like he would be a political prisoner or something. There is a European arrest warrent against

by struppi 11y ago

The reaction of the French president is the right thing. It's not like he would be a political prisoner or something. There is a European arrest warrent against him. In Sweden, he would get a fair trial at a european court. If his case even would go to trial. I think we need to believe in Europe and that also means that we have to accept european arrest warrents. We can also reasonably believe that all EU member states have acceptable standards when it comes to human rights and fair trial.

ForEnglandJames 11y ago
>In Sweden, he would get a fair trial at a european court. If his case even would go to trial. Then he would be extradited to the U.S. by treaty, where he would be exposed to the horrors of the American Justice System. FTFY.
- alfiedotwtf 11y ago
  FIFY: where he would be exposed to the horrors of the American System.
bloodorange 11y ago
Indeed. One must trust that Sweden will not in any way allow him to be extradited: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_rendition#Sweden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_rendition#Sweden (The sentence before the URL was sarcasm by the way).
- notahacker 11y ago
  Yeah, because something the Swedes did to two low profile suspected terrorists 14 years ago and subsequently paid substantial damages for is exactly how they'll treat an expensively-advised public figure in a high profile case. Their desperation to put him on a rendition flight to Guantanamo Bay, even if it means jeopardising their extradition treaties with the EU, is illustrated by the incredible lengths Assange had to go to board a routine passenger flight to leave the country the day after his lawyer had been notified of his impending arrest. That was also sarcasm, in case you are wondering.
atmosx 11y ago
> In Sweden, he would get a fair trial at a european court Sure.
richmarr 11y ago
The UK and Germany (amongst others no doubt) have been complicit in Extraordinary Rendition for starters... you can believe in humans rights and fair trial if you like, but that'd be naive.

by struppi 11y ago

ForEnglandJames 11y ago

>In Sweden, he would get a fair trial at a european court. If his case even would go to trial. Then he would be extradited to the U.S. by treaty, where he would be exposed to the horrors of the American Justice System. FTFY.

alfiedotwtf 11y ago
FIFY: where he would be exposed to the horrors of the American System.

bloodorange 11y ago

Indeed. One must trust that Sweden will not in any way allow him to be extradited: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_rendition#Sweden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_rendition#Sweden (The sentence before the URL was sarcasm by the way).

notahacker 11y ago
Yeah, because something the Swedes did to two low profile suspected terrorists 14 years ago and subsequently paid substantial damages for is exactly how they'll treat an expensively-advised public figure in a high profile case. Their desperation to put him on a rendition flight to Guantanamo Bay, even if it means jeopardising their extradition treaties with the EU, is illustrated by the incredible lengths Assange had to go to board a routine passenger flight to leave the country the day after his lawyer had been notified of his impending arrest. That was also sarcasm, in case you are wondering.

atmosx 11y ago

> In Sweden, he would get a fair trial at a european court Sure.

richmarr 11y ago

The UK and Germany (amongst others no doubt) have been complicit in Extraordinary Rendition for starters... you can believe in humans rights and fair trial if you like, but that'd be naive.