I did have hope that the link would be about Assange![]()
No chance.

I did have hope that the link would be about Assange![]()
If I have read it correctly he was imprisoned while the authorities tried to establish where he came from.
Harold Wilson being elected as Labour Prime Minister in 1964?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_in_the_United_Kingdom
A few notable disasters: births of Nigel Farage and Ross Kemp, and government decides to build Milton Keynes.
My point in case, he's being compensated on the basis of just his false imprisonment, despite how much money he has cost the country with all the felonies he has committed, the the whole legal system is a joke.
Thats what Multiculturalism and Enrichment gives you, nothing but vermin leaving countries and saying they are a "political refugee"
Country is a joke
While a little strange the judge has merely upheld the laws of the country and the laws are indeed very sensible. How would you like if you were illegally locked up in prison with no way out for months on end. Would you want a pat on the back or damages awarded?
The fact of the matter is his legal status in the UK is still being investigated and his criminal offenses still to be prosecuted. Maybe he will get some hefty fines later, imprisonment or deportation.
had suffered psychiatric harm as a result of being illegally detained.
Is legal aid not a basic human right? You don't really have a leg to stand on here...
To whom, any human being, what about aliens from another universe can they qualify.
it's perhaps worth pointing out that they've been essentially the same for centuries.
Your point in case is that the judges shouldn't deal with only the instant case?
Is legal aid not a basic human right?
No I don't think it is, I've always had to go pay for mine.
Times change, the UK is a very very different place to that of 300 hundred years ago - it might be a good idea to keep our law in accordance.
My point was, why didn't the case allow for facts of his criminal convictions in the determination of the compensation..
When he did wrong onto us, we have to payout (imprisonment etc)
When we do wrong onto him, we have to payout (compensation)
Do you see the logic.. I don't.
I'd have thought that the need for protection from arbitrary and indefinite detention would be obvious, but I guess not.
Deciding that basic legal principles aren't something you like much isn't generally a good idea, it is quite simply one of the foundations of our whole legal system. It would be a bit like suggesting that the premise of innocent until proven guilty is something you don't really fancy all that much these days - just because the Terrorism Act 2006 arguably takes this approach doesn't make it right.
You may not appreciate or like the finer (or even the blunter) points of our legal system but compare it to many, even most, and it's pretty damn good overall. There are undoubtedly issues with occasional cases and arguably with some of our more recent legislation (RIPA 2000 I'm looking at you amongst others) but the basic principles of our legal system are as sound and as applicable as they always have been.
Yes, I do see the logic. The judge may have taken his convictions into account when sentencing (you may note he rejected the claims for aggravated damages) although it doesn't say but in essence there is a need for public bodies to be held accountable when they detain people illegally - that's what the fine is for and to compensate Mr Mjemer for being held illegally. Human rights aren't there just for granting to people we like, if you're going to arbitrarily apply them then you might as well not have them at all.
However as D.P. points out there is no guarantee that Mr Mjemer won't subsequently be fined anyway for his offences.
We'll have to agree to disagree, we clearly have very opposing views on the subject
If I had things my way, he be deported without a penny in his pocket.
Coming on OcUk is getting more and more like going on the British Union of Fascists every day. Never seen so many hateful people towards someone who was wrongly imprisoned in my life.
It seems the judge was doing his job and not being ****.