Julian Assange granted permission to appeal against extradition to US
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Re: Julian Assange granted permission to appeal against extradition to US
#2> Judges grant WikiLeaks founder permission to appeal against removal from UK but only if UK and US are unable to provide suitable assurances
Re: Julian Assange granted permission to appeal against extradition to US
#3> Judges grant WikiLeaks founder permission to appeal against removal from UK but only if UK and US are unable to provide suitable assurances
> the assurances would need to include “that the applicant (Assange) is permitted to rely on the first amendment, that the applicant is not prejudiced at trial, including sentence, by reason of his nationality, that he is afforded the same first amendment protections as a United States citizen, and that the death penalty is not imposed”.
I wonder what would happen if the US gave these assurances then broke them ?
Also, what kind of sentence would Julian face even if he get these assurances ? Could it be anything lower than life in jail ?
Re: Julian Assange granted permission to appeal against extradition to US
#4Totally unenforceable assurances from the USA mean nothing.
Assange should be brought back to Australia.
Re: Julian Assange granted permission to appeal against extradition to US
#5> Judges grant WikiLeaks founder permission to appeal against removal from UK but only if UK and US are unable to provide suitable assurances
> the assurances would need to include “that the applicant (Assange) is permitted to rely on the first amendment, that the applicant is not prejudiced at trial, including sentence, by reason of his nationality, that he is afforded the same first amendment protections as a United States citizen, and that the death penalty is not imposed”. I wonder what would happen if the US gave these assurances then broke them ? Als…
They can also easily give him a life sentence while claiming to maintain the "assurances"
Re: Julian Assange granted permission to appeal against extradition to US
#6> Judges grant WikiLeaks founder permission to appeal against removal from UK but only if UK and US are unable to provide suitable assurances
> the assurances would need to include “that the applicant (Assange) is permitted to rely on the first amendment, that the applicant is not prejudiced at trial, including sentence, by reason of his nationality, that he is afforded the same first amendment protections as a United States citizen, and that the death penalty is not imposed”. I wonder what would happen if the US gave these assurances then broke them ? Als…
Then the US would not be able to extradite anyone from a country that requires assurances ever again. Given that the US still has the death penalty for many crimes this would cripple its ability to extradite.
Re: Julian Assange granted permission to appeal against extradition to US
#7> Judges grant WikiLeaks founder permission to appeal against removal from UK but only if UK and US are unable to provide suitable assurances
> Julian Assange may still be extradited to the US in three weeks if US Gov provides "assurances" - previously deemed by Amnesty as "inherently unreliable" - including that he will not be prejudiced at trial by reason of his nationality and not receive the death penalty
Re: Julian Assange granted permission to appeal against extradition to US
#8> Judges grant WikiLeaks founder permission to appeal against removal from UK but only if UK and US are unable to provide suitable assurances
> the assurances would need to include “that the applicant (Assange) is permitted to rely on the first amendment, that the applicant is not prejudiced at trial, including sentence, by reason of his nationality, that he is afforded the same first amendment protections as a United States citizen, and that the death penalty is not imposed”. I wonder what would happen if the US gave these assurances then broke them ? Als…
> I wonder what would happen if the US gave these assurances then broke them ?
The English courts are permitted to take into account whether assurances for previous extraditions have been complied with:
> When considering the adequacy of an assurance in any particular case, the courts should place appropriate weight on any assurance previously obtained in extradition requests from the same requesting country.
http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2016-0191...
...this is of little comfort to Assange, but it does mean that there is an incentive for the country issuing the assurances to comply with them, otherwise their future extradition requests have a greatly increased chance of being denied.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
> the assurances would need to include “that the applicant (Assange) is permitted to rely on the first amendment, that the applicant is not prejudiced at trial, including sentence, by reason of his nationality, that he is afforded the same first amendment protections as a United States citizen, and that the death penalty is not imposed”. I wonder what would happen if the US gave these assurances then broke them ? Als…
Then the US would not be able to extradite anyone from a country that requires assurances ever again. Given that the US still has the death penalty for many crimes this would cripple its ability to extradite.
Well that's unlikely to happen, US have enough leverage to extradite anyone they want