Assange to face extradition

[MAD-T-REX]

Here's a detailed post on what might happen next: http://www.headoflegal.com/2012/05/29/what-if-julian-assange-loses-in-the-supreme-court/

Long story short, any application to the ECtHR will be rejected in short order and he will be on a plane to Sweden within weeks.

Edit: And here is the announcement from the SC: http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/news/julian-assange-v-swedish-prosecution-authority.html This challenge is described as "without merit"; so much for the last minute goal by his counsel.

 

[youngian]

Does anyone know why Assange has been entitled to an appeal?

I understood once an EU arrest warrant is executed it is a done deal.

Is he even a British citizen anyway.

 

[Random]

It's a EU arrest warrent, so I suppose appeal to the ECHR is suitable even for Ozzies.

 

[butchersapron]

His nationality has absolutely nothing to do with it surely?

 

[MAD-T-REX]

Assange is claiming asylum at Ecuador's embassy

 

[idumea]

According to the wikileaks twitter account, he is seeking asylum in the Ecuadorean Embassy.
Whut?

 

[MAD-T-REX]

If they kick him out of the embassy, I imagine the courts will revoke his bail immediately.

 

[killer b]

If they kick him out of the embassy, I imagine the courts will revoke his bail immediately.

this, and the oddness of the choice of embassy suggests he may have a pre arranged agreement with the equadorians.

 

[peterkro]

this, and the oddness of the choice of embassy suggests he may have a pre arranged agreement with the equadorians.

I think a Ecuadorian minister offered him asylum before but was overruled.

 

[MAD-T-REX]

Here's the statement from Ecuador: https://twitter.com/ravisomaiya/status/215157793953562624/photo/1/large (a screenshot of some website, but it was posted by the NYT's London reporter so it's reliable, presumably). They're evaluating his claim.

To add to Assange's stupidity, Ecuador has an extradition treaty with the EU (and the US). In the extremely unlikely event that he escapes to Ecuador, he would be reliant on the government's continued good will to avoid extradition to Sweden. Going by his track record, I doubt he could keep them on side. This is pure desperation.

 

[Divisive Cotton]

Assange is claiming asylum at Ecuador's embassy

for fucks sake why doesn't he just go to Sweden and deal with the charges

he must have spent thousands in legal fees so far. think of all the better things that money could have been spent on

 

[MAD-T-REX]

All of the celebs who called on people to donate to Assange's defence deserve a punch in the nose.

 

[Dan U]

Who put up his bail money?

 

[MAD-T-REX]

Jemima Khan and a few others put together just shy of £250,000 for his surety. An expensive mistake.

 

[Dan U]

Jemima Khan and a few others put together just shy of £250,000 for his surety. An expensive mistake.

Ha ha whoops

Although they might not miss the money

 

[danny la rouge]

for fucks sake why doesn't he just go to Sweden and deal with the charges

He's not helping those who want to continue to believe his innocence, is he?

 

[SaskiaJayne]

So if Ecuador grants him asylum will he be allowed to travel from the embassy to the airport to fly to Ecuador?

 

[danny la rouge]

So if Ecuador grants him asylum will he be allowed to travel from the embassy to the airport to fly to Ecuador?

That's what he's hoping.

He says the reason he won't go back to Sweden is that it has an extradition treaty with the US. But so does Ecuador. So maybe there's another reason he won't go back to Sweden.

 

[Balbi]

Man who claims his innocence in rape case continues to avoid defending himself in duly appointed court. Rape victims everywhere have yet another ridiculous thing to have to try and get past in gaining recognition of the seriousness of the crime, it's chronic under-reporting and society's view as it being both a 'female' problem and one that's given to hysteria and bitter false reporting.

Thanks Julian, you complete fucking bellend.

 

[danny la rouge]

But those women are like paid by the CIA, man.

 

[Balbi]

But those women are like paid by the CIA, man.

They alllllllllllllll are, paid not to talk to me, not to let me stroke their smooth, shiny hair, it's a fucking conspiracy

 

[ExtraRefined]

for fucks sake why doesn't he just go to Sweden and deal with the charges

he must have spent thousands in legal fees so far. think of all the better things that money could have been spent on

Because regardless of the outcome, the sweedes will send him to the US -that's his spin anyway.

A more cynical mind would suggest he thinks he's guilty of the original charge.

 

[DownwardDog]

So if Ecuador grants him asylum will he be allowed to travel from the embassy to the airport to fly to Ecuador?

Ecuadorian Air Force holding at 5 minute readiness.

 

[teqniq]

Well whatever the outcome of this bizarre Ecuadoran embassy manoeuvre it would seem that pressure has been bought to bear by the Greens within the Australian government to show him more support:

Government isolated on prejudicial statements on Assange

21 Jun 2012 | Defence & National Security
A Greens motion in the Senate passed today with Coalition support, calling on the government to withdraw prejudicial statements made on Mr. Julian Assange.
“Grossly irresponsible statements have been made by lawyers in our Cabinet. In December 2010 the Prime Minister stated that Wikileaks publishing diplomatic cables was illegal. A quick investigation by the Federal Police proved otherwise. The Prime Minister has never apologised or withdrawn that statement,” Senator Ludlam said.
“I acknowledge and appreciate the Coalition’s support for this commonsense motion. The vast majority of Australians want their Government to do more for Julian Assange; for the first time, the Senate has added its voice.
“The Attorney General stated that Mr. Assange fled Sweden, when he had done nothing of the sort. And today in a shocking revelation we learn that under the former Attorney General, consideration was actually given to tear up his passport. This demonstrates just how little responsibility to protect this government feels it owes this Australian citizen.
“These senior members of the government should withdraw these statements. Many Australians believe this would be the right thing to do. As of today, so does the Senate.”
The resolution also objected to inconsistent or elective application of consular services and called for the government’s efforts on behalf of Mr. Assange to be consistent with the highest level of support provided to other Australians. The text is available at this link: http://scott-ludlam.greensmps.org.au/content/motions/motion-re-consular-services-mr-julian-assange

http://greensmps.org.au/content/media-releases/government-isolated-prejudicial-statements-assange

 

[London_Calling]

That's what he's hoping.

He says the reason he won't go back to Sweden is that it has an extradition treaty with the US. But so does Ecuador. So maybe there's another reason he won't go back to Sweden.

Either Assange is that stupid, and this act is so badly planned, he's asking a country for asylum that has the same agreement with the USA as Sweden, or you are to think he would.

Fwiw, Ecuador has a fundamentally different extradition treaty with the USA, and this was very obv. stage managed and agreed in advance.

 

[MAD-T-REX]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jun/20/julian-assange-asylum-questions-answers

Guardian Q&A on diplomatic immunity. The police have the right to stop any car leaving the embassy as immunity applies only to individuals who are accredited diplomats, so Assange is going to be arrested unless he plans to stay inside the embassy permanently or he is smuggled out in a large box. This is just a stunt to grab some headlines.

 

[Citizen66]

He needs more heroic material for the film that he hopes will be made about his life.

 

[Random]

And now something completely mental. Wikileaks accuses Sweden's World Service of launching an "apparent propaganda war against Assange", for writing an article where the words 'rape' and 'asylum' appear in the headline https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/216979318176362496

They must have their brains cooking with paranois over there at Wikileaks. For people in Sweden, the state radio is notoriously stuffed with lefties, and the World Service wing is worse, if anything. There's a minor scandal right now in Sweden since a survey showed that 41 per cent of radio/tv journos support the Greens. But for Wikileaks SR/SVT might as well be Saudi state Radio or something.

 

[danny la rouge]

And now something completely mental. Wikileaks accuses Sweden's World Service of launching an "apparent propaganda war against Assange", for writing an article where the words 'rape' and 'asylum' appear in the headline https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/216979318176362496

They must have their brains cooking with paranois over there at Wikileaks. For people in Sweden, the state radio is notoriously stuffed with lefties, and the World Service wing is worse, if anything. There's a minor scandal right now in Sweden since a survey showed that 41 per cent of radio/tv journos support the Greens. But for Wikileaks SR/SVT might as well be Saudi state Radio or something.

What headline do they suggest, "Assange faces questioning over allegations we aren't going to mention, and seeks something or other in Ecuador"?

 

[newbie]

read the article daNNY- IT'S ABOUT AN eTHIOPIAN WOMAN SEEKING ASYLUM IN SWEDEN AFTER (oops, soz) being raped in ethiopia.