Article 4 of the Extradition Treaty between the UK and the USA states that: "Extradition shall not be granted if the offense for which extradition is requested is a political offense."
So why the hell is #JulianAssange behind bars pending extradition to the US? 1/5
So why the hell is #JulianAssange behind bars pending extradition to the US? 1/5
The British govt's treatment of Julian Assange is a grotesque abuse of state power.
The circumstances of his incarceration are tantamount to torture.
The Extradition Treaty clearly doesn't apply in his case because his 'offence' was political, i.e. he exposed US war crimes. 2/5
The circumstances of his incarceration are tantamount to torture.
The Extradition Treaty clearly doesn't apply in his case because his 'offence' was political, i.e. he exposed US war crimes. 2/5
Yesterday's proceedings at Westminster Magistrates Court for the case management hearing regarding the attempts to extradite #JulianAssange to the US, were both sinister and farcical. The events that unfolded in that courtroom brought our judicial system into disrepute. 3/5
This distressing account by @CraigMurrayOrg of what took place at Julian Assange's case management hearing yesterday, is enough to make you weep and boil with rage at the appalling injustice. 4/5
#FreeJulianAssange
#DontExtraditeAssange
craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2019/…
#FreeJulianAssange
#DontExtraditeAssange
craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2019/…
I therefore call on all those who say they support, democracy, freedom of expression and pontificate about the importance of a free press, (particularly journalists, because Julian Assange is one of your own), to rise up and demand his release. 5/5
#FreeJulianAssange
#FreeJulianAssange
