Monday, February 7, 2011

Extradition, the process via Assange "If the U.S. could be delivered to the Death Penalty"

LONDON - It was presented in London court this morning discussing the request for extradition from Sweden. Wearing a gray duffel coat, blue suit and tie: Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks appeared smiling as he entered the building at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court, south-east London, the highest court in Britain in terms of safety.

On the eve of the hearing, said in an interview with Assange Agoravox to be ready to appeal to the British justice in the extradition case of failure in Sweden, where, according to the Australian, "there is 40% chance for us to win. " The line of defense. The defense of the anticipated 39 year old who will denounce a lack of form in the request for extradition, or that the prosecutor had no right to demand the arrest because he has not charged with any crime.

The line of defense will therefore be centered on the technical aspects and will argue that the extradition was sought for questioning Assange, not to prosecute, in which case the Swedish authorities may request that the questioning is done by the British authorities or video-conference.

In two days of hearings, the defense team (led by Geoffrey Robertson) will attempt to show that Assange runs the risk of being delivered to the United States where it could end up in Guantanamo, but also be sentenced to death for the deployment of hundreds of confidential documents . Another of the lawyers, Mark Stephens, told the Daily Telegraph, in which field you will see "some key challenges under the European arrest warrant." A decision still is not even waiting for Tuesday, but it is considered that the references to the court later this month.

Stockholm wants Assange - has announced that the next few weeks new, hot-documents on Italy because charges of having sexually abused two women. Assange, on probation since last Dec. 16, said the accusations against him are part of an orchestrated campaign of vilification to discredit him because of the revelation of secrets from his site.

If the sentence were to be negative for Assange, the 39 year old Australian certainly present appeal. Sure to appeal. "We intend to ask and of course (in case of victory of defense), it will be a charge to do so. But between the ruling and the request will pass about a week. Although it is important to the process, the more it will appeal, because will restart all over again, "said Assange.

"If we lose - he added - I will be arrested, and I'll go back to prison. We will try to demonstrate that it is inappropriate for me to go to jail, not being a dangerous subject. Would still be a big relief for me to come back here (in the manor in Suffolk, ed.) But if we win, I'll be free to leave.

"Confidential documents on the web. The Daily Mail reveals that confidential documents held by the police on charges of rape against Assange are finished on the Internet. More than a hundred pages of transcripts, photographs and testimonies on the case that involves the founder of Wikileaks are posted on the web at the weekend.

In particular, shape the testimony of one of the two accused, who claims to have had a sexual relationship with Assange while he slept. A circumstance that, in Sweden, may be pursued as a cases of abuse.

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