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0 pointslmg6435y ago0 comments

Are we sure that Assange is better off in the UK? Reports from other sources suggest he is being kept in terrible conditions in UK as well.

https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/julian-assange-is-kept-u...

>> "Each day Julian is woken at 5 am, handcuffed, put in holding cells, stripped naked, and x-rayed. He is transported 1.5 hours each way in what feels like a vertical coffin in a claustrophobic van,” Morris said.

>> The lawyer pointed out that during the criminal hearings Assange is kept in a glass box at the back of court from where he cannot his lawyers properly.

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agd5y ago

Certainly better in the UK than the US. He gets to see family and has contact with support including calls with e.g. the Samaritans.

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Chris20485y ago

> Each day Julian is ... x-rayed

Wait, what? This can't be true - daily x-rays would guarantee cell/DNA damage.

HideousKojima5y ago

I think they meant put through a metal detector? Assange was put on suicide watch (whether justifiedly or not I do not know) so presumably they're checking for weapons he could harm himself with, still seems like overkill though.

randylahey5y ago

Could just be sloppy, inaccurate writing. But yeah that would be pretty bad.

tyingq5y ago

It's a direct quote from his fiancé, who is also a lawyer and part of his defense team: https://twitter.com/StellaMoris1/status/1306205472521891840?...

I can't vouch for the analysis here, but this is interesting. It's an FOIA request that seems to show the equipment being used. https://wiseupaction.info/2020/10/15/julian-assange-was-x-ra...

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handelaar5y ago

This is not a description of how he's being treated as a prisoner, but rather specifically as a prisoner who is being transported between a prison and a courthouse during a trial or hearing.

So... somewhat disingenuous.

pantalaimon5y ago

on what charges is he being held in the UK?

jamie_ca5y ago

Arrested in 2019 when his Ecuadorian asylum was revoked, charged with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion, maximum 5y sentence. Was changed a month later to be the Espionage Act charges.

Those all stem from the US though, I think he's only detained by the UK for extradition?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indictment_and_arrest_of_Julia...

pmyteh5y ago

Yes. We prosecuted him for jumping bail by going to the embassy, but he's served his sentence for that. He's only being held for possible extradition.

handelaar5y ago

And for breaking the terms of his bail conditions by legging it to the Ecuadorian embassy in the first place.

occamrazor5y ago

For skipping bail

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0 pointslmg6435y ago0 comments

Are we sure that Assange is better off in the UK? Reports from other sources suggest he is being kept in terrible conditions in UK as well.

https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/julian-assange-is-kept-u...

>> The lawyer pointed out that during the criminal hearings Assange is kept in a glass box at the back of court from where he cannot his lawyers properly.

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agd5y ago

Certainly better in the UK than the US. He gets to see family and has contact with support including calls with e.g. the Samaritans.

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Chris20485y ago

> Each day Julian is ... x-rayed

Wait, what? This can't be true - daily x-rays would guarantee cell/DNA damage.

HideousKojima5y ago

randylahey5y ago

Could just be sloppy, inaccurate writing. But yeah that would be pretty bad.

tyingq5y ago

It's a direct quote from his fiancé, who is also a lawyer and part of his defense team: https://twitter.com/StellaMoris1/status/1306205472521891840?...

I can't vouch for the analysis here, but this is interesting. It's an FOIA request that seems to show the equipment being used. https://wiseupaction.info/2020/10/15/julian-assange-was-x-ra...

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handelaar5y ago

This is not a description of how he's being treated as a prisoner, but rather specifically as a prisoner who is being transported between a prison and a courthouse during a trial or hearing.

So... somewhat disingenuous.

pantalaimon5y ago

on what charges is he being held in the UK?

jamie_ca5y ago

Arrested in 2019 when his Ecuadorian asylum was revoked, charged with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion, maximum 5y sentence. Was changed a month later to be the Espionage Act charges.

Those all stem from the US though, I think he's only detained by the UK for extradition?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indictment_and_arrest_of_Julia...

pmyteh5y ago

Yes. We prosecuted him for jumping bail by going to the embassy, but he's served his sentence for that. He's only being held for possible extradition.

handelaar5y ago

And for breaking the terms of his bail conditions by legging it to the Ecuadorian embassy in the first place.

occamrazor5y ago

For skipping bail

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