Clarke Posted December 9, 2010 Posted December 9, 2010 ^^ They can file charges against Assange in an American court, there's nothing preventing that just because he is a foreigner. Since he's not based in the US, the extradition treaties come into play, although as expected brute force has a bigger role. Those involved in the leaks from within the military will be actively pursued as well, no question about that. The assault charge has to do with Sweden not wanting to be bullied by the US in the open. Once he is detained, they at least have time to interrogate him while exploring all options of extradition (or life imprisonment, who knows). I expect the laws to be more stringent when it comes to classified information. If at all there is a loophole that Assange's legal team could exploit, expect that to be covered up by newer legislation within a matter of days.
Ram Posted December 11, 2010 Posted December 11, 2010 Ron Paul, the only true libertarian among the criminals gang of US politicians, has once again, stood steadfast by his principles; GDp1izlMQT0
Sachinism Posted December 14, 2010 Author Posted December 14, 2010 Michael Moore - Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that I have put up $20,000 of my own money to help bail Mr. Assange out of jail. Furthermore, I am publicly offering the assistance of my website, my servers, my domain names and anything else I can do to keep WikiLeaks alive and thriving as it continues its work to expose the crimes that were concocted in secret and carried out in our name and with our tax dollars. We were taken to war in Iraq on a lie. Hundreds of thousands are now dead. Just imagine if the men who planned this war crime back in 2002 had had a WikiLeaks to deal with. They might not have been able to pull it off. The only reason they thought they could get away with it was because they had a guaranteed cloak of secrecy. That guarantee has now been ripped from them, and I hope they are never able to operate in secret again. So why is WikiLeaks, after performing such an important public service, under such vicious attack? Because they have outed and embarrassed those who have covered up the truth. The assault on them has been over the top:
achilles Posted December 14, 2010 Posted December 14, 2010 Michael Moore, a man among a bunch of eunuchs who choose to hide their opinions to avoid upsetting the bully. With Moore out in support, I believe Julian might receive direct or indirect help from other sources.
Ram Posted December 14, 2010 Posted December 14, 2010 Finally, the prevailing mood reg. the whole wikileaks thingy is beginning to change, as more and more people are beginning to speak out.
Sachinism Posted December 15, 2010 Author Posted December 15, 2010 £200,000 bail which needs to be paid I think by tomorrow in cash WTF Also an extra £40,000 guarantee in case he was to do a runner
achilles Posted December 15, 2010 Posted December 15, 2010 £200,000 bail which needs to be paid I think by tomorrow in cash WTF Also an extra £40,000 guarantee in case he was to do a runner I read somewhere that he is supposed to pay $20,000 (don't know the equivalent in Pounds). And I guess Michael's contri helped.
ViruRulez Posted December 16, 2010 Posted December 16, 2010 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange granted bail| London's High Court has upheld the decision to grant bail to WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, who is fighting extradition to Sweden over allegations of sex crimes. "I am going to grant conditional bail," judge Duncan Ouseley said, adding he would adjust the bail conditions set out on Tuesday. Mr Assange was granted a conditional release on $315,000 surety on Tuesday, but prosecutors appealed against the decision in the High Court. Mr Assange has spent more than a week in prison following his surrender to British police over a Swedish sex-crimes warrant. He denies any wrongdoing and supporters of the 39-year-old Australian say the charges are trumped up and possibly politically motivated. Once released on bail, Mr Assange will have to live at the country estate of Vaughan Smith, a former British army officer who founded the Frontline Club, a media club in London where WikiLeaks has based part of its operations. Before he is freed, his supporters - including maverick US film director Michael Moore, British director Ken Loach and campaigning socialite Bianca Jagger - must come up with the bail money in cash. The subsequent extradition proceedings could take months. A small group of Mr Assange's supporters braving the driving rain outside the court roared with delight at the news of the ruling and shouted: "Exposing war crimes is no crime". The decision to challenge Mr Assange's bail was taken by British prosecutors acting on behalf of the Swedish authorities, but they were forced to defend this decision after the Swedes said they had not been consulted. "The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) acts here as agents of the government seeking extradition, in this case the Swedish government," Britain's chief state prosecutor Keir Starmer told the BBC. A spokesman for the CPS said it was common in extradition cases for British lawyers to take decisions on the course of action to be followed without consulting the country which issued the arrest warrant. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/12/17/3095441.htm :eyedance:
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