(2/8) In 1940, Hannah Arendt, arrested for anti-state propaganda, successfully escaped the Gestapo and Vichy internment and received asylum in the US.
Did she “evade justice”?
Did she “evade justice”?
(3/8) When the USSR invaded Hungary 1956, Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty, an outspoken critic of the Soviets, sought diplomatic asylum at the US Embassy in Budapest, where he spent the next 15 years until his safe passage could be arranged.
Did he “evade justice”?
Did he “evade justice”?
(4/8) In 1989, Fang Lizhi, at the top of China’s "wanted" list for inciting the Tiananmen protests, sought asylum in the US embassy in Bejing and remained there until his safe passage to the US one year later.
Did he “evade justice”?
Did he “evade justice”?
(5/8) Kushaba “Moses” Mworeko sought and received asylum in the US in 2009, when his native Uganda debated passing a bill allowing the death penalty or life imprisonment for homosexuality.
Did he “evade justice”?
Did he “evade justice”?
(6/8) After the Mujahedeen took over in Kabul in 1992, ex-President Najibullah, having collaborated with the Soviets, sought asylum at the UN HQ. In 1996, the Taliban dragged him out of the premises, tortured him & hung his dead body for public display.
Did he “evade justice”?
Did he “evade justice”?
(7/8) In 2012 #Assange sought asylum at Ecuador Embassy & offered to face Swedish rape-trial on condition of non-extradition to US. Sweden refused & until 2019 prevented his liberty in gross due process violation before finally admitting lack of evidence.
Did he “evade justice”?
Did he “evade justice”?
(8/8) If extradited to US for exposing Govt secrecy, torture & war crimes, #Assange almost certainly will be convicted of #espionage behind closed doors by a biased jury based on secret evidence & imprisoned for life in conditions amounting to #torture.
Is this “facing justice”?
Is this “facing justice”?
