Robert Mackey已認證帳戶

Julian Assange will next appear on the 2nd of May by video link at this court on the extradition matter. He will next appear on the bail offence at Southwark Crown Court on a date to be announced. Hearing over.

Julian Assange is told that one charge he faces is that he failed to surrender on 29th June 2012. He pleads “not guilty”

Assange charged with conspiracy to commit computer intrusions for attempts to crack a DOD computer password, though it appears from the indictment he failed to do so. It’s not espionage, but it’s likely something the Obama DOJ considered not good enough at the time.

There’s no allegation that they successfully broke into SIPRnet, and the seriousness of Assange’s effort is unclear, so I think people can reasonably argue the charges are pretextual and chilling. It’s an argument that will have to look past the face of the indictment tho.

The Assange indictment seeks to allay press freedom concerns by focusing on an allegation that he tried to help Manning “crack” a DOD password—i.e. entering into a conspiracy to steal rather than simply receiving info. https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/press-release/file/1153481/download …

US grand jury behind Assange charges met in secret in 2010 after Guardian, Der Spiegel, NYT published cables. Why are they not being prosecuted? Only difference would be if Assange accused of encouraging Chelsea Manning to leak them?

Have often not seen eye to eye with Assange. Aspects of his behaviour over the years trouble me - eg never liked indiscriminate dumping of unredacted material. But have always said would stand by him in defence of what Guardian and @nytimes published in 2010/11

RT'ing this piece re Assange by James Goodale, free speech lawyer who helped win the Pentagon Papers case for the @nytimes in 1971. A voice worth listening tohttps://twitter.com/arusbridger/status/1068648931301584896 …

It might make sexy copy and headlines, but the idea that EUCO was 26 vs Macron is just wrong, per multiple sources (none of them French). One senior EU27 official tells me that at least 6 leaders favoured short extension

US did not waste any time putting in extradition request for Assange. Terrible precedent if journalist/publisher ends up in US jail for Iraq war logs and state department cables.

The continued imprisonment of @xychelsea is an utter disgrace. The arrest of Julian Assange represents an extremely dangerous crossing of the rubicon. This is an assault on journalism and a free press. All journalists should stand in fierce opposition.