Julian Assange on CNN's OutFront (28 Nov 2012) List of Releases. Tuesday 28th February 2012 18:30 GMT Confidential emails obtained from the US private intelligence firm Stratfor show that the United States Government has had a secret indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for more than 12 months. Fred Burton, Stratfor’s Vice-President for Counterterrorism and Corporate Security, is a former Deputy Chief of the Department of State’s (DoS) counterterrorism division for the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS). In early 2011, Burton revealed in internal Stratfor correspondence that a secret Grand Jury had already issued a sealed indictment for Assange: "Not for Pub — We have a sealed indictment on Assange. Pls protect. " (375123) According to Burton: "Assange is going to make a nice bride in prison. Emails from Fred Burton reveal that the US Government employs the same counterterrorism strategy against Julian Assange and WikiLeaks as against Al Qaeda: "Take down the money.
The GI Files: Stratfor emails reveal US has a sealed indictment against Julian Assange. CCR Condemns Reported Sealed Indictment Against WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange. Leak of Private Intelligence Firm Documents Confirm Existence of Secret Indictment by Secret Grand Jury press@ccrjustice.org February 28, 2012, New York – Leaks published today from Stratfor, a private intelligence corporation, indicate the United States Department of Justice has issued a secret, sealed indictment against Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks.
In response, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: A sealed indictment against Julian Assange would underscore the very thing Wikileaks has been fighting against: abuses the government commits in an environment of secrecy and expansive, reflexive calls for "national security. " From the shocking, inhumane treatment of Bradley Manning, to secret grand jury proceedings, to Stratfor's apparent knowledge of the existence of a sealed indictment before either Mr. The Center for Constitutional Rights legally represents Wikileaks and Mr. 'Manning a hero, US war on whistleblowers must end' - Assange FULL SPEECH. International Law Expert Scott Horton on Wikileaks & Julian Assange's Asylum.
Julian Assange will be granted asylum, says official | World news. Ecuador's president, Rafael Correa, has agreed to grant Julian Assange asylum, officials within Ecuador's government have said. The WikiLeaks founder has been holed up at Ecuador's London embassy since 19 June, when he officially requested political asylum. "Ecuador will grant asylum to Julian Assange," said an official in the Ecuadorean capital, Quito, who is familiar with the government discussions.
On Monday, Correa told state-run ECTV that he would decide this week whether to grant asylum to Assange. Correa said a large amount of material about international law had to be examined to make a responsible, informed decision. Ecuador's foreign minister, Ricardo Patiño, indicated that the president would reveal his answer once the Olympic Games were over. At the moment he faces arrest as soon as he leaves the embassy for breaching his bail conditions.
"For Mr Assange to leave England, he should have a safe pass from the British [government]. Ecuador to Let Julian Assange Stay in Its London Embassy. Assange Submissions to the Leveson Inquiry. Julian Assange: The Rolling Stone Interview | Politics News. Frost over the World - Julian Assange. Moved. Acres of trees have been sacrificed to discuss the case regarding Julian Assange and the allegations made by two women. It has attracted accusations of being politically motivated and being littered with administration errors that point to a conspiracy against the WikiLeaks founder. Do the accusations stand up? Since the media isn’t doing their job, we’ve decided to take a stab. We don’t want to get into the merits of the allegations; we look at some of the main accusations made about the due process itself. But we also want to ‘crowd-source’ some of the claims made. Credit: The responses have mostly been written by Benjamin Gray and Carl Gardner. 1.
Julian Assange is currently wanted for questioning by police. On a Newsnight interview Assange said “no evidence whatsoever needed to be produced”. 2. No. Lawyers legitimately disagree about the interpretation and application of the law a daily basis. 3. While in the UK Mr Assange has agreed to be questioned. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.