Julian Assange’s lawyers are worried that if their client is extradited to Sweden, he will be illegally sent to the United States, where “there will be a real risk of him being detained at Guantanamo Bay.”
Lawyers for Mr. Assange release the “skeleton” outline of their argument today after the 39-year-old WikLeaks founder made a 10-minute appearance at a London court. He will appear in court again on Feb. 7 and 8 for an extradition hearing. Swedish prosecutors want to question Mr. Assange about sexual assault allegations relating to two incidents in Stockholm in mid-August.
I assume that Guantanamo Bay is not accepting any new guests. It is interesting that the U.S. is now viewed as the epicenter of extralegal activity. Tom
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