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Breaking News-julian Assange Granted Bail by Nobody: 4:34pm On Dec 14, 2010 |
it's happening live on cnn. more news coming ahead.this is victory for freedom |
Re: Breaking News-julian Assange Granted Bail by Nobody: 4:40pm On Dec 14, 2010 |
A British judge has granted bail to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The judge at a London court said Tuesday that Assange must abide by strict bail conditions as he fights extradition to Sweden in a sex-crimes investigation. The 39-year-old Australian has been held in a London prison for a week after surrendering to Scotland Yard police to answer a Swedish arrest warrant. Assange is wanted for questioning after two women accused him of sexual misconduct in separate encounters in Sweden over the summer. Lawyers for Assange say he denies the allegations and will contest Sweden's attempt to extradite him for questioning. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. LONDON -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared Tuesday in a London court, seeking bail to get out of a British jail as he fights a Swedish request to extradite him in a sex-crimes investigation. The 39-year-old Australian was brought into court in a prison van before the hearing as supporters and journalists gathered in the street and in the courtroom. The City of Westminster Magistrates' court was packed with lawyers, journalists and celebrities, including filmmaker Ken Loach and socialite Jemima Khan who have both offered to contribute 20,000 pounds ($31,500) each in bond for Assange. Assange is wanted for questioning after two women accused him of sexual misconduct in separate encounters in Sweden over the summer. Lawyers for Assange say he denies the allegations and will contest Sweden's attempt to extradite him for questioning. Assange was placed into custody at a hearing a week ago after surrendering to Scotland Yard to answer a Swedish arrest warrant. Assange's lawyer, Mark Stephens, said his client would offer to be electronically tagged and stay at an address known to the police. "One's never going to count one's chickens until they're hatched, but I hope that in these circumstances the district judge will feel confident" granting bail, Stephens told Sky News. Gemma Lindfield, appearing for the Swedish authorities, asked the court to deny Assange bail. "This is not a case about WikiLeaks, rather a case about alleged serious offenses against two women," she said. Lindfield said the allegations were serious, while Assange had only weak ties to Britain and "the means and ability to abscond." Assange is being represented in court by Geoffrey Robertson, a former appeals judge at the U.N. Special Court for Sierra Leone who specializes in freedom of speech cases. Robertson's former clients include author Salman Rushdie. Some Assange supporters suspect the extradition request has been motivated by WikiLeaks' decision last month to begin publishing a trove of 250,000 secret U.S. diplomatic cables, something Swedish officials have denied. "It is too much of a coincidence," said protester Alex Potterill, 33. "This is an attack on the valuable work of WikiLeaks. It is an attempt to gag a valuable source of information." Assange remained defiant in comments from prison relayed Tuesday by his mother. Australia's Seven network said Christine Assange spoke to her son for 10 minutes and asked him, at the network's request, whether it had been worth it. "My convictions are unfaltering," the network quoted Julian Assange as saying. "I remain true to the ideals I have expressed. This circumstance shall not shake them. If anything, this process has increased my determination that they are true and correct." The WikiLeaks disclosures, which have continued since Assange was detained in prison, have deeply angered U.S. officials, who claim that other countries have already curtailed their dealings with the U.S. government as a result. Assange's Swedish lawyer, Bjorn Hurtig, claims the courts are stacked against defendants in sex cases in Sweden. However, a 2009 European Commission-funded study found only 10 percent of sex offenses reported in Sweden result in a conviction. A decision on whether to extradite Assange is expected to take several weeks. Both Assange and the Swedish government are entitled to appeal against the ruling if the judge rules against them. Britain's national security adviser said Monday that U.K. government websites could be attacked in retribution if Assange is not released. Online "hacktivists" have already launched cyber attacks on companies that cut ties to WikiLeaks, including MasterCard Inc., Visa Inc. and PayPal Inc. In his statement Tuesday, Assange called those companies "instruments of U.S. foreign policy." "I am calling on the world to protect my work and my people from these illegal and immoral attacks," he was quoted as saying. http://www.seattlepi.com/business/1310ap_eu_wikileaks_assange.html |
Re: Breaking News-julian Assange Granted Bail by chosen04(f): 4:52pm On Dec 14, 2010 |
Is this the beginning of the end? |
Re: Breaking News-julian Assange Granted Bail by Nobody: 4:53pm On Dec 14, 2010 |
More leaks please! |
Re: Breaking News-julian Assange Granted Bail by slap1(m): 5:03pm On Dec 14, 2010 |
Re: Breaking News-julian Assange Granted Bail by vorosmartm(m): 5:04pm On Dec 14, 2010 |
This is good news but with people like Assange walking, one can only but imagine what can happen if this guy should go rogue or another hacker as good as himself should go rogue. They'll bring the world down on its knees, we truly are in the information age with the possessor or controller of information being king even if he's just 13yrs |
Re: Breaking News-julian Assange Granted Bail by slap1(m): 5:06pm On Dec 14, 2010 |
from BBC's website: At least justice still means something somewhere . . . . |
Re: Breaking News-julian Assange Granted Bail by Blazay(m): 6:32pm On Dec 14, 2010 |
Yaaaaay! |
Re: Breaking News-julian Assange Granted Bail by Mobinga: 7:02pm On Dec 14, 2010 |
Justice served, partially. At least some people are still thinking properly. Kudos to the Westminster Justice. Although the conditions are very stiff. |
Re: Breaking News-julian Assange Granted Bail by Missy85(f): 7:20pm On Dec 14, 2010 |
i bet he knew what he was doing when he fled to the UK - a guarantee of fair hearing by one of the most independent judiciary in the world. The top-end of the British judiciary will not bend to any pressure from anybody. His bail application will have been considered against all the facts & nothing else. Thats why the applicable law in most international contracts tends to be English law, even when British companies are not involved. Thats not to say Assange will certainly win the actual extradition case. |
Re: Breaking News-julian Assange Granted Bail by Mobinga: 7:27pm On Dec 14, 2010 |
Missy85:Not just UK, Westminster. This has got to be eating up the Americans now, or perhaps it's all planned. . . |
Re: Breaking News-julian Assange Granted Bail by spade: 7:30pm On Dec 14, 2010 |
Guys, check out Michael Moore's blog entry on why he helped bail Julian Assange. I'm currently using a phone browser, and unable to Copy-Paste the article (character limit issues) - but I'd like you to post the article on this thread, if chanced. Here's the link: m.dailykos.com/stories/2010/12/14/928855/-Why-Im-Posting-Bail-Money-for-Julian-Assange.html |
Re: Breaking News-julian Assange Granted Bail by Mobinga: 7:33pm On Dec 14, 2010 |
Assange granted bail, but Sweden appeals Julian A[b]ssange would remain in jail for the next 48 hours. London (CNN) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was granted bail Tuesday after a hearing at Westminster Magistrate's Court in London, but a lawyer representing Swedish prosecutors immediately filed an appeal. Damn The Swiss!!!! Bending to American Pressures!!! Damn them! This means he remains in jail. . . . |
Re: Breaking News-julian Assange Granted Bail by strangerf: 7:34pm On Dec 14, 2010 |
Blazay: How was your midday nap? Hope the handjob didnt take that long? Welcome back! |
Re: Breaking News-julian Assange Granted Bail by spade: 7:38pm On Dec 14, 2010 |
And just in case you're wondering, Michael Moore is the film director behind the influential documentary, "Farenheit 911" - a documentary movie heavily exposing and criticising the Bush administration for its numerous failures (including the poor tackling of the September 11 issue, as well as the false war on Iraq). |
Re: Breaking News-julian Assange Granted Bail by Mobinga: 7:46pm On Dec 14, 2010 |
spade:That you link has been killed oh.
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Re: Breaking News-julian Assange Granted Bail by Omenani(m): 8:04pm On Dec 14, 2010 |
He was granted bail, but he is still in jail, because Swedish prosecutors are appealing the decision. |
Re: Breaking News-julian Assange Granted Bail by spade: 8:25pm On Dec 14, 2010 |
@Mobinga -- Sorry. The link problem arose from a minor typographical error on my part. It's been rectified now. Try it again, please |
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