US Department of Justice Argues Assange Has No First Amendment Rights

Re:US Department of Justice Argues Assange Has No First Amen... by seanhunter on Friday January 24, 2020 @08:29AM (#22137971)

Firstly she was not a diplomat so it seems difficult to claim diplomatic immunity.

Secondly, the US have already established a precedent that seems very relevant to this where they claimed that a foreign national did not have diplomatic immunity relating to a much less serious traffic offense https://autos.yahoo.com/owner-of-beverly-hills-laferrari-doe...

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Re:US Department of Justice Argues Assange Has No First Amen... by LanceH on Friday January 24, 2020 @10:51AM (#22139248)

Diplomatic immunity typically covers families. The point of immunity is that a diplomat (or their family or staff) can't be arrested and threatened with the law in order to influence the diplomatic process.

Thus it is really a matter of whether her husband was legitimately working as someone with immunity.

Everyone says no. But if it's something like the CIA involved, event the UK gov't may only be going through motions of outrage for appearances and not trying to actually win an extradition.

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Re:US Department of Justice Argues Assange Has No First Amen... by goatinaboat on Sunday January 26, 2020 @03:04AM (#22151045)

But he was not a diplomat. He was working at an Air Force base, not the embassy!

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