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British High Court rules Julian Assange won’t be immediately extradited; next appeal hearing will be May 20 (www.aljazeera.com)

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The court's ruling today is here: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Assange-Order-6.pdf

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[-] Norgur@fedia.io 17 points 7 months ago

But you have got to understand: The USA (A country he is neither a citizen of nor lives in) has declared that some things would make them cranky if someone published them, so naturally their sensitivities have to count for something, right? I mean… they are really, really cranky about this, so they should be able to enact some of their laws onto completely foreign people that haven't broken any laws in the place they lived. But… have I mentioned how very cranky the USA is?

[-] dont_lemmee_down@lemm.ee 9 points 7 months ago

This is what I don't understand. How can the USA trial him for treason? Wikipedia says

Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance

Why would an Australian owe allegiance to the US?

[-] holeydood3@midwest.social 11 points 7 months ago

Well then maybe it's important to note he isn't on trial for treason? The charges are for hacking and espionage.

[-] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

maybe it’s important to note he isn’t on trial for treason? The charges are for hacking and espionage.

He isn't on trial for treason in courts of law, but he is in the court of public opinion - various commentators and some officials (including Senator Joe Lieberman and then-CIA Director Mike Pompeo) have used the word to describe his publishing.

[-] dont_lemmee_down@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah, read that on the wikipedia afterwards. There was another article posted which stated that, so that's probably why I was confused.

[-] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 6 points 7 months ago

Normally the CIA would just assasinate him, make it look like an accident. But it's just difficult because so many people are watching. Anyway if he didn't do anything illegal then he can't be kept in prison in the USA so he probably needs to be detained in Guantanamo bay.