Assange to go!

StriderX · 11 Apr 2019 at 12:32

Caracus2k said:
Fixed that for you...

If Assange wants to secure his long term liberty he had better be able to stump up something like actual evidence or collusion between Trump and his associates and the Russians....

#freeassange would be trending pretty soon if he did

He deserves his punishment for breaching bail and the Swedes can consider their position now but all eyes will be on what that usa does or doesn't do from now on.

A USA run by Trump whom you assert was elected because of assanges help?

Why is there this contradiction?

Surely the trump administration has no need to arrest him, why would his liberty be at odds if not for evidence of said administrations awfulness? Surely if he released such things, the Administration would be running to deal with him.

The gop will have him anyway because he hurt the image of their precious military, regardless of his current politically charged pathos. He has no friends.

Sankari · 11 Apr 2019 at 12:33

nkata said:
He looked like Steve McQueen did as Papillon emerging from the punishment cells after eating only grubs for protein.

Deliberately hiding in an embassy for 7 years will do that to you.

h4rm0ny · 11 Apr 2019 at 12:35

Evangelion said:
That's a lie, because both Sweden and the UK have already confirmed that they would not extradite him to the US. Not only that, but the US has never requested his extradition!

You don't request extradition whilst someone is safe in an embassy saying they can't leave because they'll be extradited. You request it once you know you can get your hands on them.

And by the way...

Minusorange · 11 Apr 2019 at 12:47

h4rm0ny said:
And by the way...

Does this mean that all the juicy stuff he's been holding as a bargaining chip to protect himself from this very thing is now going to be released ???

Sankari · 11 Apr 2019 at 12:53

h4rm0ny said:
You don't request extradition whilst someone is safe in an embassy saying they can't leave because they'll be extradited. You request it once you know you can get your hands on them.

Nonsense, there have been plenty of cases where a country requested the extradition of someone even though they were safely resident elsewhere. Edward Snowden is a case in point: the USA issued extradition requests to the Scandinavian nations all the way back in 2013, despite the fact that he was safely in Russia at the time.

And by the way...

I'll wait and see if that is true.

Mr Jack · 11 Apr 2019 at 12:54

So, by hiding from extradition to face investigation for rape and harassment for seven years he's ended up facing the extradition to the US he claimed to be scared of. There's a certain black humour to that.

Uther · 11 Apr 2019 at 12:56

So all those people who said he wouldn't be off to America ..

craaaaaig · 11 Apr 2019 at 12:57

He certainly doesn't look like he's been skateboarding about the embassy

Sankari · 11 Apr 2019 at 12:58

Uther said:
So all those people who said he wouldn't be off to America ..

Right now he's off to a British court. Let's wait and see what happens next.

doodah · 11 Apr 2019 at 13:14

The home office has confirmed the US request for Assange’s extradition is for an alleged “computer related offence”.

So looks like the US did request his extradition.

Burnsy2023 · 11 Apr 2019 at 13:22

doodah said:
So looks like the US did request his extradition.

Which may or may not be granted.

Sankari · 11 Apr 2019 at 13:27

doodah said:
So looks like the US did request his extradition.

The plot thickens!

doodah · 11 Apr 2019 at 13:37

I am slightly torn. I think he's an absolute muppet but some of the information he's leaked/released has been important to shed light on the West/America's terrible actions and policies in the ME.

He should face trial for these allegations though, however I do not trust America's intentions and I would bet a tenner we would practically fall over ourselves to hand him over in the hope to be in America's good books.

Mr Jack · 11 Apr 2019 at 14:07

So he's facing extradition for "conspiracy to commit computer intrusion" with a maximum sentence of five years, relating to the breeches committed by Chelsea Manning.

tang0 · 11 Apr 2019 at 14:12

https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk/status/1116302894259679233?s=21

Julian Assange has been further arrested in relation to an extradition warrant on behalf of the United States authorities. He remains in custody at a central London police station.

AndyT · 11 Apr 2019 at 14:21

Well, now he's out of the embassy it'll be nice for him to get some fresh air and sun....

Oh, wait....

Hagar · 11 Apr 2019 at 14:23

Personally, I would deport him back to Oz, but I expect that they do not want him back or the hassle. We will have to deal with him.

FoxEye · 11 Apr 2019 at 14:31

He's off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Guantanamo Bay. Or whatever replaced it

99.999999999% the UK grants extradition to the US. No trade deal if we don't!

FoxEye · 11 Apr 2019 at 14:36

G-MAN2004 said:
Deserves to be murdered. You really are a loony.

The loony left don't mind a bit of extra-judicial killing, so long as it's being done to their political opponents. That's hardly news, now.

Mr Jack · 11 Apr 2019 at 14:38

Extradition request here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/wikileaks-founder-charged-computer-hacking-conspiracy