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"He's being punished because he did the right thing" - Stella Assange speaking to the Luxembourg Parliament on the persecution of Julian Assange (odysee.com)
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Stella Assange speaking to the Luxembourg Parliament on the persecution of Julian Assange

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's extremely disengenious, the indictment was secret for years.

Regardless of that the Secretary of State is not providing direct input into the prosecution of an individual.

Lol

In Assange's specific case he was charged during Trump's presidency so Hilary could not at any point have been involved in his prosecution.

Buddy. You've got to be kidding.

In 2012 and 2013, US officials indicated that Assange was not named in a sealed indictment. [...] In November 2018, US prosecutors accidentally revealed that Assange had been indicted under seal in US federal court;

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/us/politics/julian-assange-indictment-wikileaks.html

https://www.chronicle.com/article/how-a-george-washington-u-researcher-stumbled-across-a-huge-government-secret/

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No it wasn't secret. Once it is filed it is public.

In 2018 Clinton was not in office. She wasn't involved in his prosecution, which wasn't going on until Trump took office, and you don't seem to have anything that proves she was.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That is not how FISA courts work. God damnit, the DOJ admired it themselves and you still won't believe. Can you spell cognitive dissonance and blind faith?

What Means Justice? The Acceptance of Secret Indictments inthe United States and in International Lawthe United States and in International Law (2001)

THE INTEGRAL AND LONG-STANDING USE OF SECRET INDICTMENTS IN UNITED STATES LAW

Regardless of the results that the practice of secretly indicting war criminals may have on future peace talks, it remains a fact that United States law allows indictments to be kept secret. Courts throughout the United States frequently seal indictments. Secrecy is one of the major characteristics of grand jury proceedings from which indictments arise and one that has withstood the test of time. Federal grand jury deliberations and hearings are conducted in secrecy. According to Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure for the United States District Courts,