WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange released from prison after US plea deal
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Assange to plead guilty to one charge of espionage and return home to Australia after years fighting US extradition.
  • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    46·
    5 months ago

    Well no, because one of the rules for extradition is both countries must consider it a crime.

    No that’s not true. Only the country demanding the extradition has to mark someone as a criminal. Often extradition treaties are made so if one country marks someone as a criminal and they flee somewhere else, that country will deliver them the criminal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extradition

    In this case America is heavily abusing the extradition treaty by marking a journalist as a criminal because he leaked evidence of war crimes.

    I’m pretty sure China has done exactly this from countries friendly to them.

    Accusing America of violating press freedom doesn’t mean I’m somehow defending Chinese press freedom. There’s a reason I’m equating America to China here.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
      84·
      5 months ago

      Assange is not a journalist. Again, let me know when the NYT does what he did. It’s detailed in the comment above.

      And yes, a country can always exercise its sovereignty. There is no physical means of forcing an extradition short of using military power.

      • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
        58·
        5 months ago

        Strange that all journalists call Assange a journalist.

        So you’re saying anyone leaking classified israeli documents of war crimes is a criminal?

        • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
          65·
          5 months ago

          That’s not true. Some people who call themselves journalists call Assange a journalist.

          Here’s the comment you have yet to substantively respond to.

          So when the NYT colludes with Russian hackers and a campaign to interfere with elections I’ll call Assange a journalist.