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Julian Assange Says He's Suing Ecuador for 'Violating His Fundamental Rights'
Julian Assange announced on Friday that he was suing the Ecuadorean government for "violating his fundamental rights," claiming that his longtime hosts at the country's embassy in London are limiting his contact with the outside world and censoring his speech.
His legal team in the matter, led by the former Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón, revealed the suit at a news conference in Quito, where the lawsuit was filed. The action aims to prevent strict new rules governing Mr. Assange's visitors and online activity from taking effect.
The policies were laid out in a nine-page memo that was published by a news site this month. (They include directives to clean his bathroom and look after his cat.)
Clean up your room and brush your teeth before you go to bed.
Also at Reuters, CNN, and USA Today.
Previously: Julian Assange has His Internet Access Cut Off by Ecuador
Ecuador Spent $5 Million Protecting and Spying on Julian Assange
Ecuador Reportedly Almost Ready to Hand Julian Assange Over to UK Authorities
Associated Press Publishes Supposedly Leaked WikiLeaks Documents
The Guardian: Russian Diplomats Planned to Sneak Julian Assange Out of the UK
(Score: 2) by exaeta on Sunday October 21 2018, @09:22PM (7 children)
I don't think he was ever afraid of the actual charges against him per se. Any charge which he could be arrested under is reason to fear leaving.
The fact he hasn't be allowed to return without charges yet is illustrative of how the system is working against him, justified or not.
Though in fairness, this man is paranoid and delusional. A half decent lawyer would easily be able to defend him from whatever U.S. prosecution would bring.
The Government is a Bird
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 22 2018, @12:14AM
I disagree - we don't know what the US government has on Asange. It could be much more than we know about (not everything leaks, and false accusations may not exist ... yet) Also, with the speed (or lack thereof) of the federal courts Asange could be held in prison for a year or two. They wouldn't let him out on bail based on what he pulled in the UK. And who knows what the US's relationship with Ecuador will be if/when Asange ends up in the US (because the current administration's heart and soul is all about "winning" or being petty).
(Score: 2) by Pav on Monday October 22 2018, @01:33AM
Isn't a big part of the Russia narrative that Wikileaks was collaborating?
(Score: 3, Interesting) by shortscreen on Monday October 22 2018, @09:28AM (4 children)
Lawyers eh? Just like they defended all those gitmo prisoners from all those charges that US prosecutors (didn't even bother to) bring?
(Score: 2) by exaeta on Monday October 22 2018, @06:38PM (3 children)
It's a bit harder to extradite a public figure and detain them without trial than a random Muslim.
The Government is a Bird
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 23 2018, @12:54PM (2 children)
He should join islam! Isn't that what desperate people do in desperate circumcisions?
(Score: 2) by looorg on Tuesday October 23 2018, @09:04PM (1 child)
A lot of people do seem to find Jebuz or Mohammed or whomever during their "wrongful incarceration". Now I'm actually starting to wonder what would happen to the whole circus of JA just converted and came out as super religious. Would he then be doubly persecuted? On the other hand muslim that are enemies of Uncle Same have booked rooms at the Gitmo Hilton ...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 27 2018, @12:45AM
> A lot of people do seem to find Jebuz or Mohammed or whomever during their "wrongful incarceration".
That is because islam is the largest gang in the prison [usma.edu] and have taken over most Western prisons [washingtonpost.com] some to the point where even the guards pay protection money to the moslem inmates. They join the gang [independent.co.uk] for the reason if they are already in for crime why not add one more crime to the list [npr.org]. and many convert under pressure [telegraph.co.uk] because they value their ass more than their soul. Or their stomachs. In some prisons they are rewarded with better food for conversion.
Prisons are not exactly bastions of free speech [dw.com] either.