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"Regardless of what you think of Mr Assange, justice is not being done in this case:" Federal MPs pass motion urging US and UK to allow Julian Assange's return to Australia (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The 52-year-old Assange is wanted in the US for espionage, and faces 18 charges related to the publication of a range of highly classified information relating to the US-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Next week, the High Court of Justice in the UK will hold its hearing into whether Mr Assange can appeal his extradition to the US.

Mr Assange has been held in London's high-security Belmarsh prison since 2019 and potentially faces up to 175 years in prison.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children)

To be unpopular, I don't feel particularly sorry for Julian. He didn't just "report" on the wikileaks, he helped induce them and then he picked which items to release for maximum damage. Other allegations are that he worked with Russians to do this, now if there is evidence of this, he deserves to see trial. If there isn't then I'm sure he'll be able to make a solid case in his defence. (Now a court must view someone innocent till proven guilty, but I don't have to and I'll take him running into a foreign embassy to avoid trial a good indication that he's guilty and he knows he's guilty. )

If he wants a trial here I think that would be fine and I don't think many would have any objections, but he should have to defend his actions against what amount to some of the most serious accusations that can be levelled against people.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

The details and history kind of escape me, I'm no expert on Assange, but I think your perspective is a little skewed.

Personally I think Assange is a power tripping scumbag. He handed the 2016 election to Trump and perhaps I'm small minded and shallow but it's hard to ignore that.

That said, hiding in an embassy is not evidence of guilt, it's an acknowledgement that the US is incapable of giving him a fair trial. He kicked them in the nuts and they're not going to forget.

The suggestion that he should have a trial in Australia is non-sensical. He can't have a trial here because there's nothing to prosecute him for here. Australian courts are concerned with Australian law.

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