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Extradition of Assange to US Signed Off

posted by janrinok on Thursday June 13 2019, @07:12PM   Printer-friendly
from the would-totally-not-happen dept.

quietus writes:

The UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid has signed off on the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States, reports El Reg.

Javid's certifying of the US extradition request lodged this week is the first formal step in having Assange sent across the pond. The next phase is tomorrow, when Belmarsh Magistrates' Court will set a date for a full extradition hearing. After that, assuming a district judge (full-time professional magistrate) OKs the extradition, Javid himself will make the final decision on whether or not to send the one-time chief WikiLeaker to America, as UK.gov's website explains. It is almost certain Assange will file an appeal to the High Court after the district judge's ruling, and again (as the law allows) after the Home Secretary's final decision.

In the US, Assange will face charges of violating espionage law.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 14 2019, @12:05AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 14 2019, @12:05AM (#855355)

    So what would need to happen to make this seem bad to the apologists?

    It would need to happen to them.

    What if was given a show-trial in a kangaroo court? In a closed-door military tribunal? Sent to a secret prison "for his own safety given his high profile status?" Kept in solitary confinement? Waterboarded? Executed?

    Exactly at what point is it, "this has gone too far?"

    It has gone too far only when it happens to them. So long as it's happening to someone else they have no problem with whatever it is that's happening.

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  • (Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Friday June 14 2019, @03:17PM

    by tangomargarine (667) on Friday June 14 2019, @03:17PM (#855603)

    First they came for the Communists

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    "Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"