The British establishment protected Augusto Pinochet from extradition for crimes against humanity
The British establishment is now pursuing Julian Assange for exposing them
The British establishment is now pursuing Julian Assange for exposing them
The lawyer that brought the case against Pinochet to the UK courts, Baltasar Garzón, was also on Assange's legal team.
Clare Montgomery QC defended Pinochet in the late 1990s, and represented the Swedish prosecution against Assange in the early 2010s.
Clare Montgomery QC defended Pinochet in the late 1990s, and represented the Swedish prosecution against Assange in the early 2010s.
In November 2017, David Morales (head of UC Global, a security firm contracted to spy on Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy) "spoke about breaking into" Garzón's office. Two weeks later, men in balaclava ransacked it.
There is also evidence Garzón was followed & photographed.
There is also evidence Garzón was followed & photographed.
The establishment fix against Assange is stitched into history, and it centres around the establishment protecting itself from accountability for its own horrors.
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