Julian Assange denied bail, but London court upholds U.S. government charges against him
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. He is likely to face a kangaroo court if he is extradited to the U.S. Photo: AP
Supporters outside the court after Assange was denied bail on January 6. Photo: Matt Dunham/AP
Kristinn Hrafnsson, editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, addresses the media outside Westminster Magistrates Court in London after Assange was denied bail on January 6. Photo: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP
The sitting judge in a London court refuses to extradite Julian Assange on the grounds of health risk but upholds the U.S. administration’s charges, including violation of the Espionage Act.
This file photo shows Abraaj founder and Chief Executive Arif Naqvi speaking at an event. Reuters
A judge at United Kingdom s Westminster Magistrates Court on Thursday rejected the arguments made by Abraaj founder Arif Naqvi’s counsel and ordered the case to the Secretary of State for her decision.
He can choose to appeal the decision under section 92 of the Extradition Act 2003 once the Home Secretary makes one.
Naqvi, whose extradition hearing started last year, is among several people charged by US prosecutors with being part of an international scheme to defraud investors including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Naqvi previously denied the charges through a public relations firm.
Wikileaks, Assange and freedom of speech
President Trump did not grant him a pardon. A British judge did not uphold the substantial grounds for his appeal against extradition, but denied it on the grounds that he could not be prevented from taking his own life in a United States prison. In the high security prison where he is now held, he is not allowed access to a computer. These bare facts obscure the significance of the questions raised for the kind of society we wish to create.
A recent and stimulating book brings the focus into a broadview. Comprising a series of contributions by his supporters,
Tommy Joyce, 32, is accused of striking 60-year-old Margaret Joyce with the glass container after allegedly hitting 51-year-old Ashley House in the same incident on September 3, 2020
A club promoter who appeared on the TV dating show Naked Attraction denied hitting his mother with a bottle today.
Tommy Joyce, 32, is accused of striking 60-year-old Margaret Joyce with the glass container after allegedly hitting 51-year-old Ashley House in the same incident on September 3, 2020.
Simon Maughan, prosecuting said Ms Joyce and Mr House were left bleeding from cuts to their heads after the ‘reckless assault’ in Fulham.
But Joyce denies one count of assault by beating and one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
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