Re:WikiLeaks offers $20,000 for information on former DNC st...
by dragonwriter on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @06:46PM
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> More importantly, if there were criminal charges, it would mean going through the regular channels of the criminal justice system.
I'm not sure why you think this would be a problem; the regular criminal justice system has processes for handling classified evidence and is the regular venue for people accused of espionage.
> I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to treat Assange as an enemy combatant (i.e. no due process)
The cases challenging detentions under the Bush Administration pretty clearly established that "unlawful enemy combatant" designation comes with its own due process protections (lawful enemy combatants are Prisoners of War, who have rather extensive legal protections.)
I'm not sure why you think this would be a problem; the regular criminal justice system has processes for handling classified evidence and is the regular venue for people accused of espionage.
> I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to treat Assange as an enemy combatant (i.e. no due process)
The cases challenging detentions under the Bush Administration pretty clearly established that "unlawful enemy combatant" designation comes with its own due process protections (lawful enemy combatants are Prisoners of War, who have rather extensive legal protections.)