Rochelle Macredie on legal aspects of the Wikileaks case
Posted: December 14th, 2010
Today it’s my honour to have lawyer Rochelle Macredie back on the show for a full hour.
During the show we take a detailed look at the legal questions surrounding the arrest of Julian Assange and the possibility of his being extradited to the US to face espionage charges.
As the show goes to air today Assange is due to appear in court to appeal for his release on bail. The legality of his detention is increasingly being questioned, since he has not actually been charged with a crime, but rather is wanted for questioning.
Lady Ludford MEP, the Liberal Democrat European justice and human rights spokeswoman, claimed the arrest warrant system, which she said she supported, was being used by Sweden to carry out a fishing expedition. Sweden had yet to formally charge Assange with any offence.
In a letter to the Guardian, Ludford wrote that past cases showed that it was “not a legitimate purpose for an EAW to be used to conduct an investigation to see whether that person should be prosecuted”. She added: “Normal cross-border cooperation on collection of evidence or interrogation of suspects called ‘mutual legal assistance’, using for example video-conferencing or a summons for temporary transfer of a suspect, should be used when more appropriate. “I urge the UK courts to refuse to allow the Assange EAW to be a fishing expedition without a pending actual prosecution. EU rules should be properly respected so that the integrity of the European arrest warrant process is protected.”
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Amy Goodman interviews Daniel Ellsberg on the Assange case:
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In the second half we take a look at issues in mental health and human rights affecting Australians.
NOTE:
Rochelle Macredie works for Oliveri Lawyers in East Sydney who practise in a variety of areas including criminal law, mental health advocacy, family law, commercial law, wills and probate, equity and involuntary vaccination matters. Rochelle can be contacted on the following numbers: 02 9360 3993 / 0407 896 832.
The first consultation is free.
Related Links:
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- Senator Lieberman on WikiLeaks Julian Assange
- Lieberman Bill Targets WikiLeaks
- Openleaks - a rival to the secret-document-leaking website WikiLeaks - is set to launch on Monday
- Democracy Now - Daniel Ellsberg: Julian Assange is Not a Terrorist
- Julian Assange to appear in court to appeal for release
Posted: December 14th, 2010 under Julian Assange, Mental Illness, Wikileaks.