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Re:Julian Assange Is Free by mythrwy on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @04:10PM (#40793025)
Wouldn't he have to be a citizen of the US to be charged with sedition?
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Re:Julian Assange Is Free by etc-hosts on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @05:17PM (#40793715)
The US tries to charge foreigners of crimes all of the time.

Here's a slightly biased summary, but in this case I think the extreme outrage and bias is totally justified.

https://prospect.org/justice/julian-assange-espionage-act-19...

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Re:Julian Assange Is Free by HWR_14 on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @06:57PM (#40794650)
No. Until the recent convictions in relation to January 6th, the most recent US conviction for sedition was against an Egyptian for his role in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. He died in federal prison.
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