Assurances from the U.S. government about how it will treat a high-profile political prisoner are even less trustworthy than promises by its politicians not to inflate the currency. From RT at swentr.site:
The UK High Court ruled that Washington’s assurances of a fair trial for the WikiLeaks founder were insufficient, allowing a full appeal
FILE PHOTO. Protesters demand the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange © Getty Images / Peter Nicholls
The High Court in London has ruled that WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has the right to appeal an extradition request by the US. Washington is seeking to put the Australian publisher on trial for espionage for disclosing alleged war crimes committed by the US in Iraq and Afghanistan.
What Monday’s hearing was about
The UK High Court considered Washington’s assurances that Assange would be given a fair trial if extradited to the US. The court had previously requested two sets of written guarantees from the US stating that the WikiLeaks founder would not be discriminated against due to his Australian citizenship, and would not be held in a maximum security prison or receive the death penalty.
If the court had ruled that these guarantees were adequate, Assange would likely have been extradited to the US in a matter of days.
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US assurances
While the US had provided the assurances, it did so with a number of conditions. The American side promised not to immediately place Assange in a maximum security prison, but reserved the right to do so based on his conduct.
