Re:Julian Assange Appears in Court for U.S. Extradition Hearing
by mzs on Thursday May 02, 2019 @01:16PM
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He can face more charges later, possibly more are already under seal. It is very unlikely he will face capital punishment, there is also legal precedent from the '60s in federal cases that makes it so.
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Re:Julian Assange Appears in Court for U.S. Extradition Hearing
by ChrisSD on Thursday May 02, 2019 @01:33PM
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He cannot. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/extradition-processes-and-review...
> Extradition is prohibited by statute if:
> ...
> there are no speciality arrangements with the requesting country – ‘speciality’ requires that the person must be dealt with in the requesting state only for the offences for which they have been extradited (except in certain limited circumstances)
Here's the relevant law: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/41/section/95
Re:Julian Assange Appears in Court for U.S. Extradition Hearing
by throwaway031519 on Thursday May 02, 2019 @04:42PM
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Incidentally has the US filed its formal extradition paperwork yet? We can only speculate what charges Assange will face in US court until that document is filed.
Re:Julian Assange Appears in Court for U.S. Extradition Hearing
by ChrisSD on Thursday May 02, 2019 @05:10PM
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The official charges will probably be put online as part of court transcripts eventually but I'd expect a journalist (or even Assange's lawyer) will post it sooner.
However it looks like the US indictment[0] is more or less the same as the formal charges will be, considering the exact same maximum sentence as for the indictment was stated at the UK hearing (five years).
[0] https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/press-release/file/1153481...