Re: US Judge completely wipes out 'case' against Julian Assange Archived Message
Posted by margo on August 2, 2019, 10:35 am, in reply to "Re: US Judge completely wipes out 'case' against Julian Assange"
R: "This has just been ignored". I've noticed that, too. This Koertle ruling is actually a significant ruling in itself but The Guardian, BBC, etc, appear* to have ignored it, though Bloomberg published it https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-30/dnc-suit-against-russia-wikileaks-and-trump-campaign-dismissed Lies of Omission: if we don't report it, it never happened. * from what I could see over last couple of days, maybe others could dig up an article, happy to stand corrected ------------- R re: "Rapper Rocky" appear on trial in Sweden for minor charge: "when there's good publicity to be had [Trump's] trying to strong-arm the Swedish government into dropping the charges. Something about all the publicity given to this incredibly insignificant case strikes me as odd". I've also found it odd. The Guardian's been paying lots of attention with almost daily articles to this mundane case, as has Trump who's personally sent an envoy over to Sweden. It almost looks like the case has been used as a click-magnet vehicle via which both America and Sweden are able to punt strong official statements about respecting the rule of law, being impervious to other influences, etc, etc. Given the US and Sweden have both given weak and wriggling responses to UN's Nils Melzer's letters - and given that the Assange case swings a spotlight on to their judiciaries - this sort of platform offered by The Guardian allows them to publicly assert their official positions. from my post to the board a few days ago: Statements via The Guardian Swedish prime minister Stefan Löfven responded, saying “in Sweden, everyone is equal before the law”, Karin Olofsdotter, Swedish ambassador to the US, affirming: “The government is not allowed, and will not attempt, to influence legal proceedings.” Former prime minster Carl Bildt wrote: “Political interference in the process is distinctly off limits! Clear?” Ref "Women arrested for threatening to blow up Swedish Embassy over Rocky case" LINK https://www.dumptheguardian.com/music/2019/jul/29/woman-arrested-for-threatening-to-blow-up-swedish-embassy-over-aap-rocky-case
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