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    Re: The Psychology Of Getting Julian Assange - 1st 4 of 5 part series Archived Message

    Posted by Poster123 on March 18, 2019, 11:50 pm, in reply to "The Psychology Of Getting Julian Assange - 1st 4 of 5 part series"

    Thanks for these; just read the first two parts; now we know the price Ecuador was bribed with to turn the screws on Assange, $10 billion !

    Also this iro of the UK;

    "The only publicly announced criminal proceeding Assange faces is a 2012 arrest warrant for “failure to surrender.” This minor bail violation charge arose when Assange obtained asylum from Ecuador after exhausting all his legal appeals against being extradited to Sweden to face a trumped-up “investigation” into sexual assault allegations and almost certain removal to the US.

    The bail charge carries a maximum prison term of three months, and his lawyers would argue that his time already spent in a British jail should be counted against any such sentence. In 2010, on the basis of the European arrest warrant to answer “questions” in Sweden, Assange was imprisoned for 10 days, then placed under house arrest for 550 days.

    Beyond the minor charge for breaching bail, however, British prosecutors are expected to claim that Assange’s alleged “failure to surrender” amounted to “contempt of court,” which carries a prison term of up to two years. This more lengthy detention would not only extend the silencing of Assange. It would permit the US authorities ample time to bring extradition proceedings, which could take up to three years alone."

    Corbyn's silence on Assange is unconscionable,

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