UK Home Office signs order to extradite Julian Assange to US
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- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2022/06/17/assange_extradition_uk/
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Assange led WikiLeaks, a website that [1]released [2]classified files including footage of US airstrikes and military documents from the Iraq and Afghanistan war that detailed civilian casualties.
It also distributed secret files [3]revealing the torture of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, and sensitive communications from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's campaign manager, John Podesta, [4]during the 2016 US presidential election.
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The US government views Assange as a criminal who has violated national security laws and endangered the lives of spies and diplomats. But his supporters consider him a hard-hitting investigative journalist and whistleblower.
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Assange has faced a lengthy legal battle to avoid trial in the US on espionage charges. He spent nearly seven years living in the Ecuadorian embassy after he was granted political asylum, and more than three years in Britain's Belmarsh prison after his asylum status was dramatically [8]revoked .
After Assange lost his various appeals against extradition from the UK to America, British Home Secretary Priti Patel on Friday said he must be handed over to the US government to face criminal charges.
UK Supreme Court snubs Assange anti-extradition bid [9]PREVIOUSLY
"Under the Extradition Act 2003, the Secretary of State must sign an extradition order if there are no grounds to prohibit the order being made. Extradition requests are only sent to the Home Secretary once a judge decides it can proceed after considering various aspects of the case," [10]reads a statement from the Home Office.
Assange can appeal this decision.
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"On 17 June, following consideration by both the Magistrates Court and High Court, the extradition of Mr Julian Assange to the US was ordered. Mr Assange retains the normal 14-day right to appeal," the statement continued.
The Home Office said extraditing Assange does not violate his human rights and would not jeopardize his well-being. "In this case, the UK courts have not found that it would be oppressive, unjust or an abuse of process to extradite Mr Assange. Nor have they found that extradition would be incompatible with his human rights, including his right to a fair trial and to freedom of expression, and that whilst in the US he will be treated appropriately, including in relation to his health," the statement concluded.
Stella Morris, Assange's wife and a lawyer on his legal team, [12]said in a press conference: "We're going to fight this. We're going to use every appeal avenue … I'm going to spend every waking hour fighting for Julian until he's free, until justice is served." ®
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[1] https://www.theregister.com/2011/09/02/wikileaks_releases_raw_cablegate_archive/
[2] https://www.theregister.com/2010/12/05/federal_employees_barred_from_reading_wikileaks_docs/
[3] https://www.theregister.com/2011/04/25/gitmo_wikileaked_files/
[4] https://www.theregister.com/2017/05/02/clinton_election_loss/
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[8] https://www.theregister.com/2019/04/11/met_police_arrest_julian_assange/
[9] https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/15/assange_uk_extradition/
[10] https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/17/julian-assange-statement-and-extradition-factsheet/
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[12] https://twitter.com/DEAcampaign/status/1537873195973345283
[13] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Re: Appeal
Well you could suggest that if it's an offence in the UK then UK law should get first dibs....
I actually think the US law is on shaky moral ground. It seems unreasonable to expect a foreign citizen to respect your privacy when they aren't even in the country.
Re: Appeal
The moral authority ended with Priti Patel. She could have let him remain by calling the BS case against him. And if uncle sam doesn't like his crimes being made public, maybe they should not commit them in the first place.
My advice for Biden
If Biden were to pardon Julian Assange when he arrives, and return him home to Australia, then I think the world would start to compare Biden to Carter, essentially a politician with a good attitude. Assange basically only gave everyone access to information about many terrible actions organized by George W. Bush with encouragement from Tony Blair, and now Putin is joining the club.
Originally I thought Biden was a shitty politician but these days, watching all of today's political actions I'm starting to think he's good. "Good?" who knows, but look at all the other idiots today.
Re: My advice for Biden
Biden is old school, he believes in honor and justice and all that BS. Not fit for purpose in the modern world.
How many years has Assange been held in solitary now? He must be up there with the Guantanamo leftovers by now.
Appeal
On what grounds are they going to appeal? That Julian is too special to be extradited to the US?