Julian Assange has refused to agree to his extradition to the US to face a computer hacking charge.
Thursday was the first day the US government has come to court to press its request for the WikiLeaks founder, 47, to be sent to face trial on American soil.District Judge Michael Snow told Assange that if he agreed to extradition he would not be able to change his mind, but it would “lead to an early resolution”.Assange was in court on video link from Belmarsh prison, where he is serving a 50-week sentence imposed on Wednesday for skipping bail in 2012.
Mr Brandon said whistleblower Chelsea Manning had provided WikiLeaks with a “vast amount” of classified documents relating to the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, Guantanamo Bay and from State Department diplomatic cables. Assange is likely to fight the charges, including on the grounds that he is protected by the same freedoms that protect American journalists when they are passed classified information by official contacts.
NickdMiller And him chasing fame is the problem wasn’t about exposing truths
NickdMiller If he did proper journalism and removed personal names and informants then result would of achieved the same result but wouldn’t allow charges. Laziness cost him.
NickdMiller Political assassination. Give it to these corrupt politicians and judiciary Julian. We have breed an administration arisen from the sewer.
NickdMiller the state of USA i would fight it all the way. the corruption is unbelievable
NickdMiller Shouldn’t he be going to Sweden?
NickdMiller Did you really expect him not to?
NickdMiller Do the crime do the time Julian
NickdMiller You realise the terrible war crimes releasing the US Military documents exposed right? People tortured in the most disgusting ways imaginable. Assange felt obliged to tell their dirty big secrets. Also he is Australian 🇦🇺 and should be brought home!
NickdMiller Hacker. Not journalist.
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NickdMiller To be fair, I don't think it matters if Julian refuses or not.
NickdMiller Australia... Goes hammer and tong to provide Consular assistance to drug f*ked heroin traffickers caught overseas yet fail to back leader of .org that has 100% validation record with sourced information from 3rd party’s that the MSM are all too happy to repeat 🤫
NickdMiller He should be deported on release from gaol to Australia and if the yanks have a case they can apply to Australia 🇦🇺
NickdMiller BringHimHome Shame on you ScottMorrisonMP LNPfail
NickdMiller Didn’t think he had a choice? He can fight it being a warrant ... but I don’t think in the end he gets to choose..
NickdMiller Oh OK then, suppose the US should just let him go then.
NickdMiller 'Doing journalism' Ha bloody ha...and back to grammar school.
NickdMiller the absence of a prosecution decision (whether the prosecution case against the accused is sufficiently advanced = bar., this would be a rendition as Julian is not UK citizen, commited no crime in USA
NickdMiller No kidding!
NickdMiller Not sure his objection matters.
NickdMiller I don’t believe hacking is journalism.
NickdMiller Of course he refuses. He is a pussy. A fake journalist within his fake “organization” which is just a domain and a blog AND a few fake lawyers such as AssangeLegal. “doctoral candidate in international law” 🤣 assange wikileaks
NickdMiller He'll definitely get a fair trial in the U.S. for helping to point out their war crimes...
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