CM: "The very fact that he's being extradited under a treaty that specifically, erm,
bans political extradition and he's being extradited under that treaty, and yet
the argument which judges have accepted so far, is that the treaty has no force,
that the treaty has no force in UK law.
So, whether it says, er, that he's political extradition is not allowed or not
is irrelevant, because the terms of the treaty do not apply because it is not UK
domestic legislation. Well, if it has no force, now can he be extradited under
the treaty? It really is an astonishing argument."
Former diplomat, human rights campaigner and writer Craig Murray spells out what
to expect at Julian Assange's final appeal hearing in London this week. He also
touches on the ICJ's powers, Egypt's role in genocide and how UNWRA aid was cut
so quickly.
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