We have heard there is a short delay. The #Assange hearing will start somewhere between now and 10.30 BST.
The delay continues. We are waiting for Mr #Assange to be brought into the courtroom.
We have just seen this tweet from @CourtNewsUK but don't know what to make of it. Both of the defence lawyers & 3 others are in the courtroom & the prosecutor is online, all ready to proceed.
Judge Baraitser has arrived but we hear nothing. Lewis's screen has frozen. We hear 2 people trying to figure out why.
BREAKING: Edward Fitzgerald speaking to Baraitser. It seems one of the lawyers may have been exposed to #COVID. EF points out the risk to everyone present to date, inc #JulianAssange. Pending results of #Covid test, adjournment until Monday.
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Our live updates from the #Assange courtroom at the Royal Courts of Justice, Day 2 afternoon session, will be on this thread.
Court in session. Now we can hear the prosecution but not the judges.
Prosecution is refuting Ground 4 and Ground 6 of the defence's appeal. Focusing on the Fair Trial issue.
There is an argument of Speciality or nothing. The claim is the applicant is at risk of being punished for conduct he has not been charged with. That is Specialty and it is being forced into Art. 6
Our live updates from the #Assange courtroom on Day 2, morning session, will be on this thread.
@unjoe @CathyVoganSPK We are connected to the #Assange courtroom for Day 2 of his Renewal Appeal. Today we will hear from the prosecution and we have view on Clare Dobbin KC preparing her papers. No sound from the courtroom as yet
@unjoe @CathyVoganSPK Court in session. No sign of #Assange.
Our live updates from the #Assange Renewal Appeal courtroom - Day 1 afternoon session - will be on this thread.
@unjoe @CathyVoganSPK Court in session again.
@unjoe @CathyVoganSPK Mark Summers speaking again for the defense.
Continuing with prior cases in the US relating to this case. Prior publishers of many source names only had passport confiscated. Daniel Ellsberg, a state employee, was not prosecuted.
Consortium News hopes to be live tweeting from the #Assange court room on this thread, but we have NOT received our video links as yet - neither @unjoe nor @CathyVoganSPK (who had intended to connect via remote access).
If the links do not arrive they will both be in the court room and will endeavour to report from there.
@unjoe @CathyVoganSPK Still no remote access links for @Consortiumnews but the court has said they will try to get ours to us ASAP. #Assange Hearing begins in 20 minutes.
@unjoe @CathyVoganSPK We have received the remote access link and are now connected to the #Assange courtroom.
DAY 2 David McBride trial @MurdochCadell
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@MurdochCadell Defence is presenting a note related to a classified document illustration circumstances where an officer would best disobey orders, to avoid a dangerous situation for example, and be 'guilty' of a military offence, but not a criminal act.
@MurdochCadell Prosecution responds by distinguishing three "Levels" of posting. "Where are conflicting duties, we have dealt with that at a hypothetical level". If there is a duty to act ethically, there is leeway to do so.