Assange’s defence lawyer Mark Summers, QC, said Assange was “just short of [having a] reasonable excuse” for skipping bail.“These are unusual, difficult and different circumstances… [he] had strongly held fears of being removed to the United States.Summers said it was “obvious they were reasonable fears”.
After the sentence was handed down Assange nodded and raised his fist to the public gallery, where supporters shouted “shame on you” to the judge. And he said Sweden had a history of surrendering people to states with a history of state-sanctioned torture without proper extradition processes.In Assange’s mind such an extra-judicial “rendition” was inevitable, “so he took the decision to seek refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy and apply for asylum”.
NickdMiller This is Unethical Australia!!!!! We treat terrorist , muderes & drug dealers better in this country. Shame Shame Shame !! Who r we scared of ? America?an Australian
NickdMiller Well at least it will spawn a novel and a profitable movie deal.
NickdMiller But, truth? 😂
NickdMiller Good, now get the extradition under way and have him go from one prison to another.
NickdMiller Try imagining child molesters who get nothing more than a slap on the wrists. This is a witch hunt of a whistle blower.
NickdMiller He skipped bail so gets sentenced- pretty straight forward.
NickdMiller England, like France & Germany has just about gone under. The PC brigade have taken over England.
NickdMiller To stand up for truth is nothing. For truth you have to sit in jail. As far as the comments from the Justice, (“His behaviour is that of a narcissist who cannot get passed his own self-interest), are concerned, is this the matter of law, or fact, or simply his own opinion.
NickdMiller Utter rubbish. British Bollocks.
NickdMiller Another Judicial Officer who bows to the political elite. No concern Your Honour for the unwashed, just another helot for the British jail system at enormous cost to the tax payer. Ah well, at least you have ensured Julian will be in superior accommodation than the last 7 years.
NickdMiller Yes - that's not the point, is it? Does he get to go home afterwards?
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NickdMiller Lol. Yeah the dude was really living it up never leaving the embassy building for seven years. They should release him on time already served.
NickdMiller He broke the law, that is a simple fact. Placing individuals—any individual—above the law is fundamentally undemocratic.
NickdMiller But nothing for time served in a prison like place, surrounded by police 24 hours a day? Hmm... Wasn't that what the UN said? Judges don't read the paper?
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NickdMiller But the Swedes decided Assange had no case to answer. So he should not have been on bail in the first place. Is the law really an ASS? He was never charged with anything. A false game of snakes and ladders?
NickdMiller Is that the best the British penal system can come up with in 2019? seriousexample offence... am not necessarily an Assange supporter on all things, however, this sounds like a ukgovernment mediagrab to me.
NickdMiller How can Australia as a democratic society stand for this? May dogs save the queen but may dogs forgive the British legal system.
NickdMiller Why didn’t you use the latest photo?
He didn’t think laws applied to him? 👀
NickdMiller . So, eight years with bad behaviour...