The United States Government appeals. If Patel is hit by a bus or a political force her party cannot withstand then she will NOT sign off on the extradition. This cookie is used for promoting events and products by the webiste owners on CRM-campaign-platform. There is no default anonymity of the names of cases, unless children are involved or other certain limited circumstances, nor the judges who rule on them. Judge Vanessa Baraitser accepted that Assange was diagnosed with a "recurrent depressive disorder." Although he functions at a high level, she accepted he was diagnosed with autism as well. 'No jurisdiction' 'Up to Group 4'. "The judge watched this outrage without a comment. ", "Did this happen in the home of Magna Carta? Anna, excellent post! The High Court judges will now decide whether Julian is given the opportunity to put the case against the United States before open court, and in full, at the appeal, said Julian Assanges wife Stella Assange. But from discussion in court it was plain that the prosecution argue that the Extradition Act of 2003, under which the court is operating, makes no exception for political offences. It would have to be up to Group 4 to decide if this was possible. The unexpected decision by Judge Vanessa Baraitser to deny a US demand to extradite Julian Assange, foiling efforts to send him to a US super-max jail for the rest of his life, is a welcome legal victory, but one swamped by larger lessons that should disturb us deeply. Julian was a gentle, intellectual man and not a terrorist. Assanges claims that Lady Arbuthnot was conflicted: His assertion that he has not had a fair hearing is laughable. Baraitser told Assange: "You have been produced today because your sentence of imprisonment is about to come to an end. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said there were substantial grounds to believe he would . Patel loudly protested that Mays Foreign Secretary Boris [Johnson] knew about her meetings with Israeli officials. Two years before, Truss who is now Trade Secretary and Lady Arbuthnot both attended an off-the-record two-day meeting in Bilbao, Spain. All of the information is exempt from disclosure under section 32 of the FOIA because it is held in a court record., It added that: Section 32 is an absolute exemption and there is no duty to consider the public interest in disclosure.. She told Declassified that Tertulias is independent but works closely with the Foreign Office. These decisions include. Responding to Declassifieds Freedom of Information request for communications between the minister and Tertulias or an itinerary for the Bilbao meeting, DEFRA responded: Following a search of our paper and electronic records, we have established that the informationyou have requested is not held by DEFRA. It is unclear if Truss used a private email to organise the visit. This is a Lijit Advertising Platform cookie. You cant firewall facts, logic or consequent changes of sentiment between these countries. I suspect it is. to the register of interests, the address is given by MPs as simply private. that the Arbuthnots son is linked to an anti-data leak company created by the UK intelligence establishment and staffed by officials recruited from US intelligence agencies behind that countrys prosecution of the WikiLeaks founder. She then denied Julian's lawyers any more time to prepare their case - even though their client was prevented in prison from receiving legal documents and other tools with which to defend himself. Justice has to be seen to be done.. A British barrister, who wished to remain anonymous, but who is not involved with the Assange case, toldDeclassified: The resistance to disclosure here is curious. The cookie is used to collect information about the usage behavior for targeted advertising. Vanessa Baraitser serves as a District Judge at Westminster Magistrates' Court where, on 21 October 2019, she refused to extend Julian Assange 's UK extradition proceedings, telling Assange his full extradition case would begin on 24 February 2020. This cookie is used to collect information on user preference and interactioin with the website campaign content. Since the last ruling, overwhelming evidence has emerged proving that the United States prosecution against my husband is a criminal abuse. I found the prosecutions appeal, which includes the crimes allegedly committed by the defendant. The 2014 event in Bilbao was, by David Lidington, the Minister for Europe, while the Foreign Office has in the past. Unprecedented. The judge said that the court believes Mr. Assange's rights would be protected on US soil, and that there's no evidence suggesting that he wouldn't get a fair trial in the US. The purpose of the cookie is to enable LinkedIn functionalities on the page. Lord Arbuthnot was from 2016-17 a director of. To optimize ad relevance by collecting visitor data from multiple websites such as what pages have been loaded. The punk was arrested Nov. 12, 2022, and he is still in county jail, on $750K bail. Well, its perfectly clear , what with the United States love of killingthat UK now stands for UNHINGED KILLERS. Liz Truss, then Justice Secretary, advised the Queen to appoint Lady Arbuthnot in October 2016. The cookie is used to store and identify a users' unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The Queen has appointed Vanessa Baraitser to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Robert Buckland QC MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. In more recent entries to the register of interests, the address is given by MPs as simply private. General purpose platform session cookies that are used to maintain users' state across page requests. Britains former ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley, described the annual event as our #1 bilateral forum between the UK and Spain. If you asked me to sum up today in a word, that word would undoubtedly be railroaded. This cookie is used by Google to make advertising more engaging to users and are stored under doubleclick.net. Lady Arbuthnots husband is a key figure in the British military and intelligence establishment a highly controversial issue given that Lady Arbuthnot has made rulings in the Assange case and continues to oversee it as chief magistrate. At the Old Bailey on Monday, the district judge Vanessa Baraitser will deliver her decision on whether he should be extradited to face the charges in the US, where his lawyers say he faces up to 175 years in jail if convicted. The purpose of the cookie is to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. The cookie is a session cookies and is deleted when all the browser windows are closed. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". Home Secretary Priti Patel is then expected to make a final decision. but we are not going to force you to. 27-28 October 2021:U.S. appeal hearing before the High Court Appeal. He cited examples of judgements made by the House of Lords and Privy Council where treaty rights were deemed enforceable despite the lack of incorporation into domestic legislation, particularly in order to stop people being extradited to potential execution from British colonies. The extradition request and its surrounding circumstances constitute an abuse of process. When Julian struggled to speak, he couldn't get words out, even stumbling over his name and date of birth. This cookie is associated with Quantserve to track anonymously how a user interact with the website. Whats the rate of other judges? Assanges lawyers had applied to have his British arrest warrant withdrawn. All previous Extradition Acts had excluded extradition for political offences, so it must be the intention of the sovereign parliament that political offenders can now be extradited. The facts are so difficult to find, due to every MSM journalistic rag in the world making it up as they go. It contains an encrypted unique ID. Like its US counterpart, the UKs so called justice system is one big game of Lets Pretend. Baraitser wasappointeda district judge in October 2011 based at the Chief Magistrates Office in London, after being admitted as a solicitor in 1994. Whats the overall average rate? Declassified is now publishing a photo of Truss giving a speech at the 2014. forum in the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao. for the purpose of better understanding user preferences for targeted advertisments. The request itself violates the U.S.-UK Extradition Treaty and International law because it is for political offences; The US Government has misrepresented the core facts of the case to the British courts; and. "When he spoke truth and when his barrister spoke, Baraitser contrived boredom; when the prosecuting barrister spoke, she was attentive. Securely by check, creditcard or on Patreon: Make your tax-deductible donation by clicking here. This cookie is provided by Tribalfusion. This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. [2] Juan Passarelli tweeted: On 28 October 2019, John Pilger described the disturbing scene inside a London courtroom the previous week when the WikiLeaks publisher, Julian Assange, appeared at the start of a landmark extradition case that will define the future of free journalism: "The worst moment was one of a number of 'worst' moments. Declassified found that its current president is Jose de Areilza, a Spanish law professor who is also a board member of the Spanish Ministry of Defence. Lady and Lord Arbuthnot attend the Queens garden party at Buckingham Palace in May 2017. This cookie is set by Google and stored under the name dounleclick.com. They tweet at @DCKennard and @markcurtis30. The U.S. government plans to appeal the decision within the next two weeks. Yesterday, she said, a photo had been taken inside the courtroom. pic.twitter.com/a8EbIIToE5, GBC News (@GBCNewsroom) October 27, 2018. The Nazis were able to succeed because people were happy to ignore what was happening all around them, we are on the same route so is the USA. "The UK and US Governments say that the court enforces domestic law, not international law, and therefore the treaty has no standing. Julian Assange is being prosecuted and punished for his political opinions (s.81(a) of the Extradition Act); Julian Assange is being prosecuted for protected speech (Article 10). on Assange in June 2019. This cookie is set by linkedIn. Lord Arbuthnots attendance at the forum. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. It allows the website owner to implement or change the website's content in real-time. Assange started serving the 50 week sentence for breaching bail fifteen months ago. This will ensure isolation and be as close to a secret trial as it's possible to get. 4 January 2021:Westminster Magistrates Court discharges (throws out) the US extradition request against Julian Assange. The chief magistrate, however, is aware of the judicial conduct guidance that advises on avoiding the perception of bias and is not hearing the case. This cookie is used by Cloudflare for load balancing. "Opening his argument, Edward Fitzgerald QC argued that the Extradition Act of 2003 alone is not enough to make an actual extradition. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Lady Arbuthnot also benefited financially from another trip with her husband in 2014, this time to Istanbul for the British-Turkish Tatlidil, a forum established by the UK and Turkish governments for high level individuals involved in politics and business. British district judge Vanessa Baraitser delivered her ruling at London's Central Criminal Court, known as the Old Bailey. One thing fails me: with so many alleged violations, why is the defence team not submitting the case to the European Court of Human Rights? Prince Andrew talks to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoan and other officials at the Foreign Office-linked off-the-record British-Turkish Tatlidil forum, 29 November 2014. This page was last edited on 10 April 2020, at 18:40. Lord Arbuthnot records that he became the unpaid chair of Tertulias in 2012, at which time he was also chair of parliaments Defence Committee. Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, at the European headquarters of the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, 1 March 2019. , Until This DayHistorical Perspectives on the News. The refusal to release information that is already publicly available from other sources speaks volumes. The information was then published on the Wikileaks website. A list of all the extradition cases District Judge Vanessa Baraitser has ruled on that are publicly available. Recovering slightly, she stated firmly that delivery to custody can only mean delivery to the dock of the court, nowhere else in the room. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser rejected arguments from Assange's lawyers that the case against the 49-year-old Australian was politically motivated. Keep Consortium News going in the tradition of Bob Parry. " Waldport man in jail on second-degree attempted murder, 9 other . It was a criminal offence to take or attempt to take photographs inside the courtroom. Over 20 percent of inmates are held for murder. In addition to certain standard Google cookies, reCAPTCHA sets a necessary cookie (_GRECAPTCHA) when executed for the purpose of providing its risk analysis. Yes, but who knew? He was not, he suggested diffidently, quite sure that it was correct that it required bail for Julian to be in the body of the court, or that being in the body of the court accompanied by security officers meant that a prisoner was no longer in custody. The cookie is set by Segment.io and is used to analyze how you use the website. Anonymisation by Declassified. Lady Arbuthnots husband was parliamentary chairman of the Conservative Friends of Israel (2005-2012). Julian Assange has been warned by the judge in his extradition case that he could be removed from court with the case continuing in his absence after he interjected while a lawyer for the US. Vanessa Baraitser looked at this point very keen to lock someone up. In February 2019, Baraitser ordered the extradition of Alexandre Djouhri, a Frenchman suspected of funnelling money from former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to finance Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 presidential campaign. Issues at the extradition hearing included section 2, Article 3 (prison conditions concerning the conditions in Focsani prison) and Article 8. Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot is married to former Conservative MP James Arbuthnot, a key figure not only in the British military and intelligence establishment, but also in the pro-Israel Lobby in the UK. At the start of a two-day hearing on Wednesday, lawyers acting for the US government asked London's High Court to overturn District Judge Vanessa Baraitser's January ruling that Assange should . A crowd of reporters gathered outside as a small group of supporters chanted "Free Julian Assange." And his behaviour is that of a narcissist who cannot get beyond his own selfish interests, Snow told the court. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. There is little information publicly available about Arat, given Guernseys secrecy laws. By Mark Curtis and Matt Kennard The press has alsoreportedon a number of extradition cases involving Baraitser. This is an important cookie in making credit card transaction on the website. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. Mr. Marshall, might I suggest you help gather that information and pass it on/publish it rather than simply trying to put the burden of checking it on the shoulders of Messirs Kennard and Curtis? The request itself violates the US-UK Extradition Treaty and International law because it is for political offences; The US Government has misrepresented the core facts of the case to the British courts; and. Documents relating to the war in Afghanistan revealed how the US military had killed hundreds of civilians in unreported incidents. The ruling was announced by district judge Vanessa Baraitser at the U.K.'s Central Criminal Court in London, commonly referred to as the Old Bailey. "Her face was a progression of sneers and imperious indifference; she addressed Julian with an arrogance that reminded me of a magistrate presiding over apartheid South Africa's Race Classification Board. The Perfected Grounds of Appeal concerning the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) include arguments that Home Secretary Priti Patel erred in her decision to approve the extradition order on grounds of specialty and because the request itself violates Article 4 of the U.S.-UK Extradition Treaty. "[5][6][7][8][9] Baraitser said "I am satisfied that there is no or insufficient evidence that the French authorities have manipulated or used procedures to oppress or unfairly prejudice Mr Djouhri." A judiciary spokesman has said, There has been no bias demonstrated by the chief magistrate. Tatlidil, which means sweet talk in Turkish, was established in 2011 by then prime minister David Cameron and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoan. Become a Consortium News member! Next to no other information is available about her in the public domain. that the estate is owned by Sheikh Mohammed al-Makhtoum, the ruler of Dubai, one of the United Arab Emirates. Lord and Lady Arbuthnot spent two days at the event and received expenses worth 1,488.20 from Tertulias. These are long closed now. "Julian's case is often compared with Dreyfus; but historically it's far more important. was irregular, dismissing Assanges fears of US extradition and the findings of the UN. The family were apartheid dissidents in South Africa, and her father is an eminent geneticist. Julian Assange could be a free man as early as Wednesday after a British judge ruled that he cannot be extradited to the . Ms Gebhardt had since moved to Germany and is now sole carer for her 8-year-old daughter. Magistrate Vanessa Baraitser had just made a ruling that the names of Julian Assange's partner and young children could be published, which she stated was in the interests of "open justice." it was all about pushing through the hearing as quickly as possible and with as little public exposure as possible to what is happening. Who will dare tell the public that democracy, such as it is, has been subverted by a corporate authoritarianism from which fascism draws its strength. "Fitzgerald then continued to say that international jurisprudence had accepted for a century or more that you did not extradite political offenders. , an annual forum held for political and corporate leaders in the UK and Spain, is, by the UK Foreign Office as one of its partnerships. Since the last ruling, overwhelming evidence has emerged proving that the United States prosecution against my husband is a criminal abuse. LONDON -- A British judge on Monday rejected the United States' request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges over the publication of secret U.S. documents a. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser who gave Assange a court victory earlier this week by rejecting the U.S. extradition request ruled that Assange must be held in custody while the U.S.. This cookie is a browser ID cookie set by Linked share Buttons and ad tags. 2022. The scale of obvious bribery to Arbuthnot, Baraitser, all officers in UK that did lap dog duty outside Embassy I can hardly fathom. Someone on Twitter directed me to this draft Wikipedi a page, which was written concerning Baraitser back in October 2019 and rejected as a full article to be published on their page. The only known photograph of district judge Vanessa Baraitser who will rule on Julian Assanges extradition to the U.K. in the public domain. Sent sounds more extra-judicial. After Patel was sacked, self-described passionate Zionist Johnson accelerated his own campaign of pro-Israel advocacy in the Foreign Office in 2018. District judge Vanessa Baraitser rules that extradition is barred under the 2003 Extradition Act because it is "opressive" (s.91). Used by sites written in JSP. Then foreign minister Tobias Ellwood spoke at the forum while former foreign secretary Jack Straw, who is a co-chair of Tatlidil, presided over one of the discussions. As Judge Vanessa Baraitser declared , "The detention conditions in which Mr. Assange is likely to be held are relevant to Mr . A court acts in public. Judge Vanessa Baraitser said Assange's past conduct meant there were substantial grounds to believe that if released he would abscond again as the US Department of Justice appeals against her . Lord Arbuthnot can be seen standing next to her, likely having just introduced his fellow Conservative MP. The cookie is set by Krux Digital under the domain krxd.net. The only picture we have of Judge Baraitser herself is of her bum getting on a bike after the day's proceedings. Duggan's wife, Saffrine, insists that her husband is "a victim of the United States government's political dispute with China." This presumption has also been sorely tested by Duggan's detention in a two-by-four-metre cell at the Silverwater jail, which also houses convicted terrorists. Come for all or part of the week! Vanessa Baraitser is a British district judge. Liz Truss was in Bilbao for three days and accrued expenses of 1,235.48 paid by Tertulias. Erdoan spoke at the meeting and reportedly. The shameful behavior of The Mighty Wurlitzer exposes them as nothing more than shills for Empire duping the masses on a daily basis. Vanessa Baraitser serves as a District Judge at Westminster Magistrates' Court where, on 21 October 2019, she refused to extend Julian Assange's UK extradition proceedings, telling Assange his full extradition case would begin on 24 February 2020.[1]. To achieve that would require an application for bail. Otherwise they would not have removed the bar in previous legislation. The UK delegation to the 2014 meeting in Istanbul was led by Prince Andrew, who also hosted the Tatlidil in Edinburgh the previous year. Lord Arbuthnot can be seen standing next to her, likely having just introduced his fellow Conservative MP. for supporting and guiding the junior judges in her jurisdiction. Baraitser has ordered the extradition of defendants to at least 11 countries in this period, including one person to the U.S. Six of the extraditions, or 26 percent of the rulings, were successfully appealed. She also seemed in her anger to be making the unfounded assumption that whoever took the photo from the public gallery on Tuesday was still there on Wednesday; I suspect not. He denies any wrongdoing. All the addresses are residential with no clear reason why they would be official addresses of high-level Foreign Office-linked fora. This cookie is used for advertising purposes. The Perfected Grounds of Appeal contain the arguments on which Julian Assange intends to challenge District Judge Vanessa Baraitsers decision of 4 January 2021, and introduces significant new evidence that has developed since that ruling. Further documents from the Iraq war revealed that 66,000 civilians had been killed - more than previously reported. Julian Assange is being prosecuted and punished for his political opinions (s.81(a) of the Extradition Act); Julian Assange is being prosecuted for protected speech (Article 10). What we do not see are the events in 2021, where the U.S. government overturned the ruling and Julian was denied an appeal before the U.K. Supreme Court in . Arbuthnot was then also a, of the Joint Committee on National Security Strategy and, In October 2014, Liz Truss, who was then Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), attended the, meeting in Bilbao, alongside the Arbuthnots, Lidington and at least four other, Lord and Lady Arbuthnot spent two days at the event and received. In May 2019, soon after Assange was seized from his asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy by British police, the U.S. government requested his extradition on charges that could see him imprisoned for175 years. Liz Truss, then Justice Secretary, advised the Queen to. With Baraitsers identical records, the possibility of refining the search was never offered two absolute exemptions being applied to the request from the start. The cookie is set by pubmatic.com for identifying the visitors' website or device from which they visit PubMatic's partners' website. The cookie is used to give a unique number to visitors, and collects data on user behaviour like what page have been visited. In a Monday decision published online, judge Vanessa Baraitser said that while she has "no reason to doubt" that he would receive a fair trial, "it would be oppressive to extradite him" to the U.S . Her flight cost 825.48, suggesting she was flown first class. Newsweek subscription offers > A lower court initially ruled that Assange should not be extradited to the U.S. over mental health concerns that District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said put him. by Lord Arbuthnot as bringing MPs, business people, academics and artists together to discuss topical issues is not clear. It is therefore more than surprising that the first refusal argued that, for the purposes of the FOIA, there is no public body here subject to disclosure., The barrister added: The alternative argument on data doesnt stack up. These cookies can only be read from the domain that it is set on so it will not track any data while browsing through another sites. Heres another extradition case Baraitser discharged. Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. Some of her rulings have been criminal violations of the rule of law. Despite daily lists of the cases heard at Woolwich being freely availableonline, including names of defendants, an internal review conducted atDeclassifieds request reached the same conclusion. that the costs of his attending his first forum in 2000 were partly met by a grant from the Foreign Office. is secret enough for even the department she oversaw as minister at the time DEFRA to have no information on it. I accept that Mr Assange had expressed fears of being returned to the United States from a very early stage in the Swedish extradition proceedings but I do not find that Mr Assanges fears were reasonable, she said. Yes, the UK justice system has been maliciously subverted to serve the interests of the likes of Patel and the Arbuthnots. The 2014 event in Bilbao was attended by David Lidington, the Minister for Europe, while the Foreign Office has in the past funded Lord Arbuthnots attendance at the forum. Good sleuthing, Terje. changed again to a house which is divided into three flats in Battersea, south London. "Her knee in the groin was to announce that the next court hearing would be at remote Woolwich, which adjoins Belmarsh Prison and has few seats for the public. The Respondents are the Government of the United States and the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Priti Patel. Justice ! The Assange case continues to set a legal precedent in being mired in opacity and conflicts of interest. . The couple were granted permission to marry last year, and the ceremony was attended by four guests as well as two official witnesses and two guards. She has refused to recuse herself despite an obvious conflict of interest stemming from her husband's former job as a Conservative Defence Minister and his work with the Henry Jackson . Both children attended the ceremony on Wednesday, along with Mr Assange's father and brother. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? The section 2 issue was hotly contested by counsel for the prosecution, who argued that the authority of Edutanu v Romania [2016] EWHC 124 (Admin) did not apply. This cookie is used to set a unique ID to the visitors, which allow third party advertisers to target the visitors with relevant advertisement up to 1 year. Lady Arbuthnot is also likely to have approved of Baraitsers appointment to hear the Assange case. Lady Arbuthnot is also likely to have approved of Baraitsers appointment to hear the Assange case. Lord Arbuthnot recorded that the costs of his attending his first forum in 2000 were partly met by a grant from the Foreign Office. The son of Julian Assange's senior judge is linked to an anti-data leak company created by the UK intelligence establishment and staffed by officials recruited from US intelligence agencies. A Google search lists more extradition requests that Baraitser did not grant. This cookie is used by the website's WordPress theme. To accept the government's arguments, she will have to disregard weeks of expert testimony debunking the prosecution's legal theories, and she'll have to accept its misleading timeline of events. Being angry at the public at random must be very stressful for her. This cookie is set by Casalemedia and is used for targeted advertisement purposes. At one point, Joel Smith for the prosecution was attempting to get the attention of Judge Vanessa Baraitser to inform her that nothing could be heard in the court room.

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