Has the US formally requested that the UK extradite Assange? If so, by refusing, is the UK now in violation of the Geneva and/or Hague Convention/s?
A request for extradition has to go through the courts, it’s a judicial decision, not an executive one by the British government.
https://medium.com/@njmelzer/demasking-the-torture-of-julian-assange
***Has the US formally requested that the UK extradite Assange? If so, by refusing, is the UK now in violation of the Geneva and/or Hague Convention/s? ***
Shortly after the US secured big bucks for the Ecuadorian Gov’t from the IMF and Assange was forcefully removed, the US filed for extradition. IIRC, the hearing is slated for January 2020.
In the mean time, the UK has held various hearings w/o notifying Assange’s lawyers. The last hearing, this past week, there was no transcript, the judge mumbled two inaudible sentences, and it was over.
The UN office on human rights and torture has demanded Assange be released. Belmarsh Prison is the prison where convicted terrorists and serial murderers are sent.
This is firmly Trump’s DOJ since the indictments extradition, etc began with Jeff Sessions. Pompeo got the $$$ for Ecuador.
Julian Assange exposed ugly Truths. He will be a Martyr for Truth, and a Victim of Corrupt, Criminal Governments, most especially my Government.
Two things that have made me regret ever trusting President Donald Trump..”Wikileaks-I love WikiLeaks” during the campaign, then post election..”I know nothing about WikiLeaks”
And his saying during the campaign, we would leave Syria, and what a lie that was.
Oops, Nils Melzer, UN rep on torture on his Assange investigation
https://medium.com/@njmelzer/demasking-the-torture-of-julian-assange-b252ffdcb768