Julian Assange to run for Australian Senate

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Post by gavinballard » Wed, Jan 30, 2013, 10:06 AM UTC

Julian Assange to run for Australian Senate
theage.com.au

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Post by kmfrk » Wed, Jan 30, 2013, 10:19 AM UTC

Don't Australia have extradition treaty agreements with the U.S.?

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jan 30, 2013, 10:19 AM UTC

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Post by jeza » Wed, Jan 30, 2013, 10:23 AM UTC

kmfrk wrote: post #2

Don't Australia have extradition treaty agreements with the U.S.?

Might be harder to extradite a senator?

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Post by gavinballard » Wed, Jan 30, 2013, 10:23 AM UTC

kmfrk wrote: post #2

Don't Australia have extradition treaty agreements with the U.S.?

I imagine it's probably a bit tricky to extradite a sitting member of the federal Parliament...

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Post by lucian1900 » Wed, Jan 30, 2013, 10:23 AM UTC

kmfrk wrote: post #2

Don't Australia have extradition treaty agreements with the U.S.?

Extraditing a senator for whatever reason would be much more obviously political discrimination.

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jan 30, 2013, 10:23 AM UTC

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Post by madao » Wed, Jan 30, 2013, 10:25 AM UTC

I doubt he would actually get into senate, the ranks and file,would just use his evasion of litigation as volatile ammunition to make sure his stay in politics is a quick one

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Post by tokenizer » Wed, Jan 30, 2013, 10:26 AM UTC

If for anything, I hope he wins so he can go back outside, and live a decent life.

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Post by belorn » Wed, Jan 30, 2013, 10:35 AM UTC

If he won, he would be the first person doing so while not being physically in Australia during the election.