Key witness in Assange case admits to lies in indictment - Stundin

[Karl]

Did you get my longer email?  Is this one for me or punk-stasi?

On Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 6:04 PM David Barrett <dbarrett at expensify.com> wrote:

> Whoops actually. two years -- I keep forgetting it's 2021.  So he's served
> two years in jail, *at his own request*, while appealing
>

I am not aware of Assange having requested to stay in jail in the
slightest.  I am aware that a judge ruled not to extradite him because of
his mental and physical health.


his extradition.  And this is the fault of the US courts?
>

Is it?  How are the US courts related to extradition?

I don't know much about this, really.  Wasn't Assange an Australian?  Why
does the USA get to ask for him from Britain?


> -david
>
> On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 3:00 PM David Barrett <dbarrett at expensify.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 12:17 PM Karl <gmkarl at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> > He isn't in prison is he?  He is hiding in an embassy.
>>>>
>>>>         WHAT
>>>>
>>>
>>> Turns out Assange was imprisoned some time ago.
>>>
>>
>> Oh I'm behind on that.  He was arrested one year ago, correct?  So far
>> he's served one year in jail -- and in the event he is sentenced to jail
>> time, I imagine that one year will be counted toward his sentence (as it
>> was for Chelsea Manning).
>>
>> Am I understanding that you feel it is an outrage to hold Assange in UK
>> jail to await a trial that has been actively delayed *at his own request*
>> by appealing extradition?  The only reason he hasn't been tried in court
>> faster than this is due to his extraordinary (and clearly illegal) efforts
>> to
>>
>
What are you referring to that you find clearly illegal?

avoid being tried.  How is that the court's fault or responsibility?
>>
>
What is a court being accused of now?


>> -david
>>
>
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