MONDAY DEC 5th. *from 8.30 a.m. *Solidarity Vigil for Julian Assange, High Court, The Strand,London
international |
anti-war / imperialism |
press release 
Tuesday November 29, 2011 10:31
by Solidarity
An anti-war solidarity vigil will be held outside the High Court, The Strand, London on Monday Dec 5th against the extradition of Julian Assange. The vigil is organised by Veterans for Peace http://veteransforpeace.org.uk/ and London Cathoic Worker http://londoncatholicworker.org/ The vigil will start at 8.30 a.m. Vigil updates and more info Phone/Text 079 392 90576 http://wiseupforbradleymanning.wordpress.com/2011/11/28...ndon/
***Youtube (4 mins) of a previous solidarity vigil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_QcSBGj_-8
Assange of WikiLeaks became the latest enemy of the U.S. Government
following WikiLeaks distribution of this "collateral murder" footage of a
massacre of two Reuters journalists and other civilians in Baghdad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXPrfnU3G0
and subsequent U.S. embassy cables exposing the nature of U.S.war on
Iraq and Afghanistan. The British government opposed his release from
HMP Wandsworth last December. Julian has now spent 356 days under arrest
without charge, is presently facing extradition without charge to
Sweden and eventual rendition to the U.S.
Lawyers for Assange recently filed an application for the chance to
persuade judges he should be allowed one last appeal in the Supreme
Court.
The bid was lodged two weeks after High Court judges rejected the
40-year-old hacker's challenge to an order that he be extradited to
Sweden to face questioning. Assange has been willing
to face questioning by Swedish authorites in Britain.
His lawyers now must try to persuade High Court judges at a Dec. 5
hearing to rule that his case raises a question of general public
importance and should be considered by the Supreme Court.
High Court judges dismissed defence arguments in their hearing on Nov. 2 upholding extradition.
If Assange's request for a Supreme Court appeal is turned down, he could be extradited to Sweden within 10 days.
Swedish prosecutors have not charged Assange with any crime, but have demanded that he return to Scandinavia to face questions.
More background
http://www.swedenversusassange.com/