Sent sounds more extra-judicial. 'No Treaty, No Extradition' was an unbreakable rule. The facts are so difficult to find, due to every MSM journalistic rag in the world making it up as they go. I am reasonably informed about the Assange saga, but was unaware of some of what you wrote. Declassifiedrecentlyrevealed that Assange is one of just two of the 797 inmates in Belmarsh being held for violating bail conditions. Declassified UK has discovered that Julian Assange's judge, Vanessa Baraitser, has ordered extradition in 96 percent of the cases she has presided over for which information is publicly. District judge Vanessa Baraitser rules that extradition is barred under the 2003 Extradition Act because it is "opressive" (s.91). He was arbitrarily detained (which they referred to as arrested) after being dragged out of Embassy over a year ago in violation of so many international laws and treaties and countrys own laws. This is used to present users with ads that are relevant to them according to the user profile. The 2014 event in Bilbao was, by David Lidington, the Minister for Europe, while the Foreign Office has in the past. . Sign up to receive Declassifieds monthly newsletterhere. This cookie is provided by Tribalfusion. At the Old Bailey on Monday, the district judge Vanessa Baraitser will deliver her decision on whether he should be extradited to face the charges in the US, where his lawyers say he faces up to 175 years in jail if convicted. DM, Matt Kennard is head of investigations and Mark Curtis editor, of Declassified UK, a media organisation investigating UK foreign, military and intelligence policies. This cookie helps to categorise the users interest and to create profiles in terms of resales of targeted marketing. I accept that Mr Assange had expressed fears of being returned to the United States from a very early stage in the Swedish extradition proceedings but I do not find that Mr Assanges fears were reasonable, she said. The narrative builds to a pivotal decision on January 4, 2021, by U.K. district judge Vanessa Baraitser, who issued a decision against extradition hat momentarily spared the life of Julian. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. Mr Assange is in prison while US authorities seek to extradite him to face trial on espionage charges. Liz Truss, then Justice Secretary, advised the Queen to appoint Lady Arbuthnot in October 2016. This cookie is set by Google and stored under the name dounleclick.com. This work is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Lady Arbuthnot's husband is a key figure in the British military and intelligence establishment a highly controversial issue given that Lady Arbuthnot has made rulings in the Assange case and . It was a question of health and safety. Britains former ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley, described the annual event as our #1 bilateral forum between the UK and Spain. The pure political offence and the relative political offence. Having summarily dismissed Julian Assange's bail application, Baraitser ruled on 7 April 2020 that the names of Assanges partner and young children could be published in the interests of open justice. Ms Moris, a 38-year-old lawyer, was greeted by a crowd of supporters as she left the ceremony in south-east London. In more recent. This cookie is used to collect statistical data related to the user website visit such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been loaded. This is a geolocation cookie to understand where the users sharing the information are located. ", "Did this happen in the home of Magna Carta? Baraitser has also ruled that Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange is to remain in prison when his jail term ends because of his "history of absconding". Jan 4, 2021 (RT) Jubilant scenes have greeted Judge Vanessa Baraitser's decision not to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US to face espionage charges at London's Old Bailey courthouse. ;-). There are many great benefits to being a Maverick Insider. All Rights Reserved. Group 4 would have to decide. An internal review into the rejection ofDeclassifiedsfreedom of information (FOI) request upheld the rejection. A Google search lists more extradition requests that Baraitser did not grant. Being angry at the public at random must be very stressful for her. It allows the online transaction without storing the credit card information.This service is provided by Stripe.com. How incompetent would you need to be to attempt to take a photo and fail to do so? , an annual forum held for political and corporate leaders in the UK and Spain, is, by the UK Foreign Office as one of its partnerships. Lady Arbuthnot has refused to declare any conflicts of interest in the case. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser who gave Assange a court victory earlier this week by rejecting the U.S. extradition request ruled that Assange must be held in custody while the U.S.. The judiciary is not a public body for the purposes of FOIA and requests asking to disclose all the cases a named judge ruled on are therefore outside the scope of the FOIA, the officer stated. The ruling was announced by district judge Vanessa Baraitser at the U.K.'s Central Criminal Court in London, commonly referred to as the Old Bailey. Yes, the UK justice system has been maliciously subverted to serve the interests of the likes of Patel and the Arbuthnots. This cookie is used to measure the number and behavior of the visitors to the website anonymously. in 2012, at which time he was also chair of parliaments Defence Committee. Declassified found that its current president is. She had nothing to do; it was demonstrably preordained. "Her face was a progression of sneers and imperious indifference; she addressed Julian with an arrogance that reminded me of a magistrate presiding over apartheid South Africa's Race Classification Board. And his behaviour is that of a narcissist who cannot get beyond his own selfish interests, Snow told the court. ;-) ). I accept that Mr Assange had expressed fears of being returned to the United States from a very early stage in the Swedish extradition proceedings but I do not find that Mr Assanges fears were reasonable, she said. On May 15, 2020, Declassifiedsent a further FOI request, this time to the Home Office, asking for information on any phone calls or emails made or received by the current Home Secretary Priti Patel concerning the Assange case. People should be writing Lady Arbuthnot telling her that she is exposed, that she will be held accountable if anything happens to Julian and that she must remove Judge Baraitser immediately for her perpetual violations of British law. Truss has accepted from third parties since becoming an MP in 2010. It contains an encrypted unique ID. Declassified found that its current president is Jose de Areilza, a Spanish law professor who is also a board member of the Spanish Ministry of Defence. She has refused to recuse herself despite an obvious conflict of interest stemming from her husband's former job as a Conservative Defence Minister and his work with the Henry Jackson . Julian Assange in parliament in 2018 before adding: It is of great regret that Julian Assange remains in the Ecuador embassy, where he had been given political asylum by the Ecuadorian government. All the addresses are residential with no clear reason why they would be official addresses of high-level Foreign Office-linked fora. Earlier this month, the UK Supreme Court refused to allow his latest appeal against extradition. Lord Arbuthnot was from 2016-17 a director of SC Strategy, a consultancy created by Sir John Scarlett, the former head of MI6 who had been behind the dodgy dossier used by Tony Blair to push for war with Iraq. The new revelations follow previous investigations by Declassified showing that Lady Arbuthnot received gifts and hospitality in relation to her husband from a military and cybersecurity company exposed by WikiLeaks. These are long closed now. is independent but works closely with the Foreign Office. This page was last edited on 2 January 2022, at 14:25. From 2013-16, the address. I love Julian with all my heart, and I wish he were here," Ms Moris told the crowd, before describing her husband's detention as "cruel and inhuman". Late Imperialism and the Expropriation of the Earth. It was a criminal offence to take or attempt to take photographs inside the courtroom. "We now come to the consideration of yesterdays legal arguments on the extradition request itself. With Baraitsers identical records, the possibility of refining the search was never offered two absolute exemptions being applied to the request from the start. This request was answered by the MOJ swiftly, within 17 days, compared to two months with Baraitser. The extradition judge, Vanessa Baraitser, will take only written arguments on November 16. The MOJ noted in response that it was obliged to send a reply within 20 working days. Baraitser wasappointeda district judge in October 2011 based at the Chief Magistrates Office in London, after being admitted as a solicitor in 1994. Two months later, on April 29, 2020, an information officer at the HM Courts and Tribunals Service responded that it could confirm that it held some of the information that you have requested. This cookie is associated with Quantserve to track anonymously how a user interact with the website. Linkedin - Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. Securely by check, creditcard or on Patreon: Make your tax-deductible donation by clicking here. Who will dare tell the public that democracy, such as it is, has been subverted by a corporate authoritarianism from which fascism draws its strength. District judge Vanessa Baraitser rules that extradition is barred under the 2003 Extradition Act because it is "opressive" (s.91). I have sat in many courtrooms and seen judges abuse their positions. what constitutes the rule of law.. I accept that Mr Assange had expressed fears of being returned to the United States from a very early stage in the Swedish extradition proceedings but I do not find that Mr Assanges fears were reasonable, she said. "Once there were spaces, gaps, boltholes, in mainstream journalism in which mavericks, who are the best journalists, could work. She is present on the list of these on the judiciary website. had been managed by the same person living at the addresses given by parliamentarians. Julian Assange has been warned by the judge in his extradition case that he could be removed from court with the case continuing in his absence after he interjected while a lawyer for the US. 31 July 2020 Assange's judge Vanessa Baraitser is based at Westminster Magristrates Court (Photo: MOJ) Declassified has also discovered that the judge, Vanessa Baraitser, has ordered extradition in 96% of the cases she has presided over for which information is publicly available. In one case, Baraitsers decision to extradite was overturned because the appeal judge attached considerable weight to the likely impact of extradition upon the health and wellbeing of the defendants wife, who will be left with very little support. And yet, a large number of the UK population think everything is hunky dory ! PS: why the Arbuthnots are so exceptionally ugly? Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. The High Court judges will now decide whether Julian is given the opportunity to put the case against the United States before open court, and in full, at the appeal, said Julian Assanges wife Stella Assange. The Home Office replied: We neither confirm nor deny whether we hold any information, within the scope of your request. It added that the reason was to protect personal data. No one doubts - not his enemies on The New York Times, not the Murdoch press in Australia - that if he is extradited to the United States and the inevitable supermax, journalism will be incarcerated, too. Arbuthnot is currently the chair of the advisory board of arms corporation Thales UK and board member of Montrose Associates, a strategic intelligence consultancy, whose president is former Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd. In a Jan. 4 ruling, the judge, Vanessa Baraitser, said, "I find that the mental condition of Mr. Assange is such that it would be oppressive to extradite him to the United States of America.". There is no default anonymity of the names of cases, unless children are involved or other certain limited circumstances, nor the judges who rule on them. On 18 January 2016, District Judge Baraitser discharged Ms Gebhardt from a Polish extradition request on Article 8 grounds. British district judge Vanessa Baraitser delivered her ruling at London's Central Criminal Court, known as the Old Bailey. Melzer has said: Mr Assanges continued exposure to severe mental and emotional suffering which, in light of the circumstances, clearly amounts to psychological torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Lady Arbuthnot dismissed the findings of the UN in her 2019 ruling. 27-28 October 2021:U.S. appeal hearing before the High Court Appeal. Keep Consortium News going in the tradition of Bob Parry. This cookie is set by .bidswitch.net. Indeed, exiled off mainstreet, she is as are the Tories and the New Labour lot all enemies of the rule of law. The data collected include number of visits, average time spent on the website, and the what pages have been loaded. Arbuthnot refused the request. It does not store any personal data. The cookie is used to collect information about the usage behavior for targeted advertising. A 'relative' political offence was an act which was normally criminal, like assault or vandalism, conducted with a political motive. Access denied, adjournment denied, exposition of defence evidence denied, removal of superseding indictment charges denied. The scale of obvious bribery to Arbuthnot, Baraitser, all officers in UK that did lap dog duty outside Embassy I can hardly fathom. Lady Arbuthnot in October 2016. 2023 BBC. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. When District Judge Vanessa Baraitser, appointed by Chief Magistrate Lady Emma Arbuthnot, asked the prosecution and defence if they had anything to bring before the court, Assange's lawyer. The chief magistrate, however, is aware of the judicial conduct guidance that advises on avoiding the perception of bias and is not hearing the case. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Vanessa Baraitser accepted that Mr. Assange has remained depressed at the high-security prison of Belmarsh, which has been Assange's home for the last 20 months. 10 December 2021:The decision to discharge the extradition request is overturned by the High Court due to the United States Government issuing so-called diplomatic assurances to the UK Government. They threw confetti and shouted "congratulations" and "free Julian Assange". Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category . District Judge Vanessa Baraitser delivered her judgment at the Old Bailey. Although she is no longer personally hearing the Assange extradition proceedings, she remains responsible for supporting and guiding the junior judges in her jurisdiction. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. This cookie is set by pubmatic.com for the purpose of checking if third-party cookies are enabled on the user's website. At the start of a two-day hearing on Wednesday, lawyers acting for the US government asked London's High Court to overturn District Judge Vanessa Baraitser's January ruling that Assange should . Her flight cost 825.48, suggesting she was flown first class. the purpose of the visit as to promote and further bilateral relations between Britain and Turkey at a high level. Justice has to be seen to be done.. "[5][6][7][8][9] Baraitser said "I am satisfied that there is no or insufficient evidence that the French authorities have manipulated or used procedures to oppress or unfairly prejudice Mr Djouhri." The High Court judges will now decide whether Julian is given the opportunity to put the case against the United States before open court, and in full, at the appeal, said Julian Assanges wife Stella Assange. UK MSM is corrupt; District Judge Vanessa Baraitser who is still overseen by Lady Arbuthnot will rule on the extradition proceedings which begin on 25 February. One thing fails me: with so many alleged violations, why is the defence team not submitting the case to the European Court of Human Rights? The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". The sparse information available on the meeting, which largely comes from social media, suggests that Lady Arbuthnot may not have attended the discussions since there was a separate spouses/partners programme involving local visits. Used by sites written in JSP. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. They tweet at @kennardmatt and @markcurtis30. A judge in the United Kingdom will allow Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange to argue that he was offered a pardon by U.S. President Donald Trump in exchange for issuing a statement that Russia was not the source of leaks beneficial to Trump's 2016 campaign.. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser signed off on the request made by Assange's defense team during a Wednesday court appearance that . . Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The Queen has appointed Vanessa Baraitser to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Robert Buckland QC MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The MOJ officer stated: I can confirm that the MOJ holds the information that you have requested. Over 20 percent of inmates are held for murder. U.K. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser denied a request from the U.S. in January for Julian Assange's extradition to face spying charges regarding the publication of secret military documents. This ID is used to continue to identify users across different sessions and track their activities on the website. If the defence wanted him in the courtroom where he could hear proceedings better, they could only apply for bail and his release from custody in general. George Galloway says it all. . It is used integrate the sharing features of this social media. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". (Im a financial supporter of Mr. Assange & his legal team). Instead we ask our readers who can afford to contribute, even a small amount each month, to do so. Lady Arbuthnot was appointed Chief Magistrate in Westminster by the Queen eight months before, in September 2016, on the advice of Liz Truss, who had attended the 2014 Tertulias event with Lady Arbuthnot. , a consultancy created by Sir John Scarlett, the former head of MI6 who had been behind the dodgy dossier used by Tony Blair to push for war with Iraq. This cookie is set by LinkedIn and used for routing. When he was grabbed from the Ecuadorian embassy by British police in April 2019, district judge Michael Snow. Lady Arbuthnot has refused to formally recuse herself from the Assange case. 10 December 2021:The decision to discharge the extradition request is overturned by the High Court due to the United States Government issuing so-called diplomatic assurances to the UK Government. position, has been courting British ministers for years. Just another license to kill. Prisoners, even the most dangerous of terrorists, gave evidence from the witness box in the body of the court nest to the lawyers and magistrate. In the table in front of us were a handful of American officials, whose directions to the prosecutor were carried by his junior; back and forth this young woman went, delivering instructions. Last October, Europe minister Christopher Pincher attended the forum in Edinburgh and, dialogue illustrates the breadth and depth of the relationship between the United Kingdom and Spain. "When he spoke truth and when his barrister spoke, Baraitser contrived boredom; when the prosecuting barrister spoke, she was attentive. "Her knee in the groin was to announce that the next court hearing would be at remote Woolwich, which adjoins Belmarsh Prison and has few seats for the public. , which means sweet talk in Turkish, was established in 2011 by then prime minister David Cameron and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoan. It can further be revealed that Lady Emma Arbuthnot was appointed Chief Magistrate in Westminster on the advice of a Conservative government minister with whom she had attended a secretive meeting organised by one of these Foreign Office partner organisations two years before. "He's the most amazing person.". Declassified also revealed that the Arbuthnots son is linked to an anti-data leak company created by the UK intelligence establishment and staffed by officials recruited from US intelligence agencies behind that countrys prosecution of the WikiLeaks founder. To achieve that would require an application for bail. for the removal of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. You cant firewall facts, logic or consequent changes of sentiment between these countries. To optimize ad relevance by collecting visitor data from multiple websites such as what pages have been loaded. The overriding accusation that Assange was seeking to harm the political and military interests of the United States was in the very definition of a political offence in all the authorities. A judiciary spokesman has. The Foreign Office has long taken a strong anti-Assange position, the political asylum given to him by Ecuador, and even, financially from another trip with her husband in 2014, this time to Istanbul for the British-Turkish. that the estate is owned by Sheikh Mohammed al-Makhtoum, the ruler of Dubai, one of the United Arab Emirates. Following these meetings Patel lobbied for UK involvement in Israeli operations in the Golan Heights and called for Britain to begin sending military aid to Israel. The cookie is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. James Arbuthnot and his wife Emma Louise (nee Broadbent) are well-documented war profiteers. The punk was arrested Nov. 12, 2022, and he is still in county jail, on $750K bail. was irregular, dismissing Assanges fears of US extradition and the findings of the UN. A request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was sent by, A British barrister, who wished to remain anonymous, but who is not involved with the Assange case, told. It is used to create a profile of the user's interest and to show relevant ads on their site. This cookie is set by the Bidswitch. And in July 2019, newly elected Prime Minister Johnson appointed Patel as Home Secretary. Anyway Le Grand Soir has published a translation of my report yesterday, and there you can see a photo of Julian in his bulletproof glass anti-terrorist cage. . This cookie is used for the implementation of the news content from other sites. According to a statement given toPrivate Eye, she stepped asidebecauseof a perception of bias, but it was not elucidated what this related to. Lady Arbuthnot is also likely to have approved of Baraitsers appointment to hear the Assange case. on Assange was made in February 2018 while he was a political asylee in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Although having attended the annual event regularly since 2000, this was the first time Lord Arbuthnot recorded in his parliamentary register of interests the attendance of his wife. Be the first to read it by signing up to our free First Thing newsletter. Lord Arbuthnot can be seen standing next to her, likely having just introduced his fellow Conservative MP. I do not find that Mr Assanges stay in the Embassy is inappropriate, unjust, unpredictable, unreasonable, unnecessary or disproportionate.. This will ensure isolation and be as close to a secret trial as it's possible to get. The extradition request and its surrounding circumstances constitute an abuse of process. This request, sent on March 31, 2020, was again rejected. "Yes, she really did say that. Video, Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims, US-made cheese can be called 'gruyere' - court, AOC under investigation for Met Gala dress, The children left behind in Cuba's exodus, Nelson's 97th-minute stunner gives Arsenal victory, Saving Private Ryan actor Tom Sizemore dies at 61, Alex Murdaugh's legal troubles are far from over, Walkie Talkie architect Rafael Violy dies aged 78. Assanges lawyers had applied to have his British arrest warrant withdrawn. , a forum established by the UK and Turkish governments for high level individuals involved in politics and business. 'Risk assessment' and 'health and safety' featured a lot. have been the same despite no obvious connection between the two organisations other than the UK Foreign Office. VideoRussian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, Snow, Fire and Lights: Photos of the Week. Then foreign minister Tobias Ellwood, at the forum while former foreign secretary Jack Straw, who is a, one of the discussions. on Assange in June 2019. All the addresses are residential with no clear reason why they would be official addresses of high-level Foreign Office-linked fora. "The love we have for each other carries us through," she said. This cookie is set by Casalemedia and is used for targeted advertisement purposes. Used by Google DoubleClick and stores information about how the user uses the website and any other advertisement before visiting the website. It. After being documented for a decade, the idea of abuse of process in the UK is actually on the verge of breaking out and regardless of how Baraitser rules there is no way Britain can maintain a farce like this without consistent media backing. Kathryn Howarth succeeds in obtaining the discharge of a Romanian EAW before District Judge Baraitser. From 2013-16, the address changed to a house in Higham, a small village with 140 people, also in Suffolk. includes supporting and guiding district judge colleagues, including Vanessa Baraitser, who ruled on the case in 2019. that the Arbuthnots son is linked to an anti-data leak company created by the UK intelligence establishment and staffed by officials recruited from US intelligence agencies behind that countrys prosecution of the WikiLeaks founder. The Foreign Office has long taken a strong anti-Assange position, rejecting UN findings in his favour, refusing to recognise the political asylum given to him by Ecuador, and even labelling Assange a miserable little worm. The chief magistrate, however, is aware of the judicial conduct guidance that advises on avoiding the perception of bias and is not hearing the case. In a keyjudgmentin February 2018, Arbuthnot rejected the findings of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention a body composed of international legal experts that Assange was beingarbitrarily detained, characterised Assanges stay in the embassy as voluntary and concluded Assanges health and mental state was of minor importance. Yesterday, she said, a photo had been taken inside the courtroom. The Respondents are the Government of the United States and the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Priti Patel. Whats the rate of other judges? A 'pure' political offence was defined as treason, espionage or sedition. Copyright 2023 . The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, met with Assanges wife, Julian Assange receives Keys to Mexico City. " Waldport man in jail on second-degree attempted murder, 9 other . Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. The judge said Assange would likely be. Vanessa is a local magistrates' Court Judge, and was elevated to such dizzy heights on 13th October 2011. By contrast, Nick Boles MP. On January 4th, 2021, Judge Vanessa Baraitser will issue her ruling on whether to approve Julian Assange's extradition. Ms Gebhardt had since moved to Germany and is now sole carer for her 8-year-old daughter. Every one of the charges against Assange was a pure political offence. 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