The extradition judge, Vanessa Baraitser, will take only written arguments on November 16. District judge Vanessa Baraitser rules that extradition is barred under the 2003 Extradition Act because it is "opressive" (s.91). 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. 1. "The judge watched this outrage without a comment. Read about our approach to external linking. Liz Truss, Lady Arbuthnot, Lord Arbuthnot, and the Foreign Office, did not respond to requests for comment. Baraitser replied that releasing Assange from the dock into the body of the court would mean he was released from custody. Liz Truss was in Bilbao for three days and accrued, . 27-28 October 2021:US appeal hearing before the High Court Appeal. Instead we ask our readers who can afford to contribute, even a small amount each month, to do so. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? 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. The cookie is used to collect information about the usage behavior for targeted advertising. Both Tertulias and Tatlidil are secretive gatherings about which little is known and are not obviously connected but Declassified has discovered that the UK address of the two organisations has been the same. When District Judge Vanessa Baraitser, appointed by Chief Magistrate Lady Emma Arbuthnot, asked the prosecution and defence if they had anything to bring before the court, Assange's lawyer. The overriding accusation that Assange was seeking to harm the political and military interests of the United States was in the very definition of a political offence in all the authorities. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser denied extradition on health grounds, saying Assange was likely to kill himself if held under harsh U.S. prison conditions. 31 July 2020 Assange's judge Vanessa Baraitser is based at Westminster Magristrates Court (Photo: MOJ) Declassified has also discovered that the judge, Vanessa Baraitser, has ordered extradition in 96% of the cases she has presided over for which information is publicly available. Lord Arbuthnot can be seen standing next to her, likely having just introduced his fellow Conservative MP. Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, at the European headquarters of the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, 1 March 2019. In the table in front of us were a handful of American officials, whose directions to the prosecutor were carried by his junior; back and forth this young woman went, delivering instructions. The learned lady can reject the extradition, or keep looking over her shoulder for the rest of her miserable life. the chair of the advisory board of arms corporation Thales UK and board member of Montrose Associates, a strategic intelligence consultancy, whose president is former Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Over 20 percent of inmates are held for murder. 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. Heres another extradition case Baraitser discharged. "In his diffident manner (which I confess is growing on me) Lewis said 'the prosecution is neutral on this request, of course but, err, I really dont think thats right'. In more recent. The Perfected Grounds of Appeal contain the arguments on which Julian Assange intends to challenge District Judge Vanessa Baraitser's decision of 4 January 2021, and introduces significant new evidence that has developed since that ruling. 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. "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. She also joined a group of Conservative MPs on a trip to Berlin in 2011 and attended in 2019 the annual forum of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a highly secretive meeting organised by the most influential neoconservative think tank in Washington populated by senior US military and intelligence officials. I mean Baraitser, not Arbuthnot. The judge, Vanessa Baraitser, ruled against the U.S. extradition request, citing Assange's fragile mental health, according to the Associated Press. The appeal will challenge the 2021 decision of District Judge Vanessa Baraitser who said that Assange could be extradited to the US but barred it on mental health grounds, agreeing that he could self-harm if sent to face trial. In the High Court prisoners frequently sat with their lawyers in extradition hearings, in extreme cases of violent criminals handcuffed to a security officer. Truss has accepted from third parties since becoming an MP in 2010. 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). Declassified UK has discovered that Julian Assange's judge, Vanessa Baraitser, has ordered extradition in 96 percent of the cases she has presided over for which information is publicly. A judge in London on Monday rejected an American effort to have the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange extradited to the United States, where he faces charges of conspiring to hack government. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. The screen of chief . ", "The judge#VanessaBaraitser cycles home after court! but we are not going to force you to. This work is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Court releases police video of hammer . Supporting a victim of BWS, battered wife syndrome, also called domestic abuse, spousal abuse. This page was last edited on 10 April 2020, at 18:40. Lord Arbuthnot described the purpose of the visit as to promote and further bilateral relations between Britain and Turkey at a high level. In her 132-page ruling (pdf) issued Monday, Judge Vanessa Baraitser of the Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday described the conditions Assange would face in the U.S. as "harsh" even compared to London's notorious maximum-security Belmarsh jail, where the publisher has been held since April of 2019. The Respondents are the Government of the United States and the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Priti Patel. The extradition process in March 2020 prolonged this legal farce, with the British prosecutor briefing the media in advance of the hearing on what they . This cookie is set by doubleclick.net. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. And if no photo was taken, how do they prove you were attempting to take one, as opposed to texting your mum? The Treaty was the very basis of the request. Lord and Lady Arbuthnot spent two days at the event and received expenses worth 1,488.20 from Tertulias. . This cookies is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. Justice has to be seen to be done.. " Waldport man in jail on second-degree attempted murder, 9 other . It does not store any personal data. Declassifiedclarified that it wanted the list to include the date, the defendant, the charge and the judges decision. [2][3][4] This French businessman is wanted by France over a series of allegations including active corruption of a foreign public official, conspiracy to misappropriate public funds and money-laundering. I aways believed that UK stood for United Kingdom. In the meantime, it's our responsibility to fight in ways we know but which now require more than a modicum of Julian Assange's courage."[4]. 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. that the estate is owned by Sheikh Mohammed al-Makhtoum, the ruler of Dubai, one of the United Arab Emirates. Become a Consortium News member! Labour minister Peter Mandelson said in 1998 that he attended the Tertulias forum following official advice from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.. The month following the Tertulias forum, in November 2014, Lady Arbuthnot went on another trip with her husband, this time to Istanbul for the British-Turkish Tatlidil, which paid the Arbuthnots 2,426 for flights and expenses. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. So we used Westlaw + Factiva to construct her extradition case list pic.twitter.com/ViCuMHhe6i Matt Kennard (@kennardmatt) January 3, 2021 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. This cookie is used to collect user information such as what pages have been viewed on the website for creating profiles. [bauaw] Bay Area United Against War Newsletter, March 2, 2023. The mass incarceration system in the United States is cruel and inhumane, and as a result, the U.S. government had their extradition request against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange denied by a British district judge. Lord Arbuthnot recorded that the costs of his attending his first forum in 2000 were partly met by a grant from the Foreign Office. Then foreign minister Tobias Ellwood, at the forum while former foreign secretary Jack Straw, who is a, one of the discussions. She then peered at both barristers in the hope this would have sat them down, but both were still on their feet. The only picture we have of Judge Baraitser herself is of her bum getting on a bike after the day's proceedings. 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. Stores information about how the user uses the website such as what pages have been loaded and any other advertisement before visiting the website for the purpose of targeted advertisements. Lady Arbuthnot personally presided over Assanges case as judge from late 2017 until mid-2019, delivering two controversial rulings. 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. I just got back from the Lincoln County courthouse. 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. She wore a wedding dress designed by Dame Vivienne Westwood - who has campaigned to stop the extradition of Mr Assange. Access denied, adjournment denied, exposition of defence evidence denied, removal of superseding indictment charges denied. changed again to a house which is divided into three flats in Battersea, south London. George Galloway says it all. Last October, Europe minister Christopher Pincher attended the forum in Edinburgh and, dialogue illustrates the breadth and depth of the relationship between the United Kingdom and Spain. 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. She is an enemy of the rule of law. The Foreign Office has long taken a strong anti-Assange position, the political asylum given to him by Ecuador, and even, financially from another trip with her husband in 2014, this time to Istanbul for the British-Turkish. His bail violation of a crime that never was committed, nor was there even a charge laid on him has been over for months and months. Since the last ruling, overwhelming evidence has emerged proving that the United States prosecution against my husband is a criminal abuse. This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. "Julian's case is often compared with Dreyfus; but historically it's far more important. A 'relative' political offence was an act which was normally criminal, like assault or vandalism, conducted with a political motive. 20 April 2022:The Magistrate issues the extradition order, which is sent to Home Secretary Priti Patel for approval. to a house in Higham, a small village with 140 people, also in Suffolk. That is an appeal court and would follow appeals to the British High Court and Supreme Court should Assange lose. The data includes the number of visits, average duration of the visit on the website, pages visited, etc. "Once there were spaces, gaps, boltholes, in mainstream journalism in which mavericks, who are the best journalists, could work. Vanessa Baraitser is a British district judge. Britains Ministry of Justice is blocking the release of basic information about the judge who is to rule on Julian Assanges extradition, reports Declassified UK. Vanessa Baraitser accepted that Mr. Assange has remained depressed at the high-security prison of Belmarsh, which has been Assange's home for the last 20 months. This judge, Vanessa Baraitser - actually she isn't a judge at all; she's a magistrate - shocked all of us who were there. This cookie is used for the implementation of the news content from other sites. The refusal to release information that is already publicly available from other sources speaks volumes. The extradition request and its surrounding circumstances constitute an abuse of process. 10 December 2021:The decision to discharge the extradition request is overturned by the High Court due to the United States Government issuing so-called diplomatic assurances to the UK Government. On 27 February 2020, Craig Murray reported on day 3 (26 February 2020) of Julian Assange's extradition hearing at Woolwich Crown Court: "Vanessa Baraitser is under a clear instruction to mimic concern by asking, near the end of every session just before we break anyway, if Julian is feeling well and whether he would like a break. 10:30 am EDT: Judge Vanessa Baraitser has rejected the defense's application for an adjournment of the hearing until January to give it time to gather new evidence to defend against the prosecution's superseding indictment. 20 April 2022:The Magistrate issues the extradition order, which is sent to Home Secretary Priti Patel for approval. Follow Declassified onTwitter,FacebookandYouTube. We have not put it behind a paywall because the truth should not be a luxury. This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. James Arbuthnot is the chairman of the advisory board of the UK division of multinational defence and security systems manufacturer Thales. [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. The data collected is used for analysis. . Assange stands no chance of justice in the UK, or any of the five ayes cuntries. Why, then, does it continue to act as though the Cold War is still on?. Julian Assange suffers a transient ischemic attack (TIA) on the first day. The cookie is set by CloudFlare service to store a unique ID to identify a returning users device which then is used for targeted advertising. Yesterday he replied at some length he could not hear properly in his glass box and could not communicate with his lawyers (at some point yesterday they had started preventing him passing notes to his counsel, which I learn was the background to the aggressive prevention of his shaking Baltasar Garzn's hand goodbye). 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. District judge Vanessa Baraitser rules that extradition is barred under the 2003 Extradition Act because it is opressive (s.91). 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. 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. It registers the log-in information. ", "Did this happen in the home of Magna Carta? "On return, Edward Fitzgerald made a formal application for Julian to be allowed to sit beside his lawyers in the court. Tertulias, an annual forum held for political and corporate leaders in the UK and Spain, is regarded by the UK Foreign Office as one of its partnerships. 'No jurisdiction' 'Up to Group 4'. This argument has been made to the court in written form to which I do not have access. Anonymisation by Declassified. Address for Lady Emma Arbuthnot Sr. Chief Magistrates Office 181 Marylebone Road London NW 1 5BR DX 13551, Marylebone 9. Liz Truss, then minister for DEFRA, speaks in the Guggenheim museum at the secretive Tertulias meeting in Bilbao, Spain, 18 October 2014. 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. The MOJ officer stated: I can confirm that the MOJ holds the information that you have requested. Last October, Europe minister Christopher Pincher attended the forum in Edinburgh and stated that the annual Tertulias dialogue illustrates the breadth and depth of the relationship between the United Kingdom and Spain. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. The cookie is used to give a unique number to visitors, and collects data on user behaviour like what page have been visited. This Cookie is set by DoubleClick which is owned by Google. "Fitzgerald stated that all major authorities agreed there were two types of political offence. The sparse information available on the meeting, which largely comes from social media, suggests that Lady Arbuthnot may not have attended the discussions since there was a separate spouses/partners, Declassified has discovered that the addresses given by Lord Arbuthnot and other parliamentarians for. 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. ;-). Keep Consortium News going in the tradition of Bob Parry. 'Risk assessment' and 'health and safety' featured a lot. The reason for her attending a meeting described by Lord Arbuthnot as bringing MPs, business people, academics and artists together to discuss topical issues is not clear. Responding to Declassifieds Freedom of Information request for communications between the minister and. In October 2014, Liz Truss, who was then Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), attended the Tertulias meeting in Bilbao, alongside the Arbuthnots, Lidington and at least four other British MPs. Over 10 million users come to us each month for the news. Interesting to note date of appointment is in 2011. was openly set up by the UK government, but, is also closely linked to the Foreign Office, which. The narrative builds to a pivotal decision on January 4, 2021, by U.K. district judge Vanessa Baraitser, who issued a decision against extradition hat momentarily spared the life of Julian. She said Assange would be kept in custody, ahead of an appeal from the US. , which means sweet talk in Turkish, was established in 2011 by then prime minister David Cameron and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoan. The Perfected Grounds of Appeal concerning the United States Government include the following points: 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 US-UK Extradition Treaty. ;-) ). VideoRussian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, Snow, Fire and Lights: Photos of the Week. Priscilla Felia, thank you for posting Lady Emma Arbuthnots address. It is all about the power of Empire. Despite daily lists of the cases heard at Woolwich being freely available, Matt Kennard is head of investigations, and Mark Curtis is editor, at, UK Refuses to Release Information on Assange Judge Who Has 96 Percent Approval Rate in Extradition Cases, Make your tax-deductible donation by clicking, COVID-19: Poverty Weaponized By Elite as US Eviction Crisis Looms, UPRISING: Militias Warning of Excessive Federal Power Comes True But Where Are They? The cookie is set by pubmatic.com for identifying the visitors' website or device from which they visit PubMatic's partners' website. Although she is no longer personally hearing the Assange extradition proceedings, she remains. 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. Mr Assange, 50, married Stella Moris on Wednesday in Belmarsh prison, where he has been held since 2019. And his behaviour is that of a narcissist who cannot get beyond his own selfish interests, Snow told the court. Trusss visit to Tertulias is secret enough for even the department she oversaw as minister at the time DEFRA to have no information on it. There were reasons, however, to be suspicious of what Baraitser was really up to even as she made her ruling in Assange's favor. This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. It was once a proud country until the U.S. started buying it up in the 60s. She had nothing to do; it was demonstrably preordained. Who will dare publish 'Collateral Murder'? The data collected include number of visits, average time spent on the website, and the what pages have been loaded. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". Theres surely something you could help with, right? "[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." On January 4th, 2021, Judge Vanessa Baraitser will issue her ruling on whether to approve Julian Assange's extradition. It is not known if Lady Arbuthnot was present. Her flight cost 825.48, suggesting she was flown first class. She said that his lawyer had declined to make an application for bail on his behalf, adding "perhaps not surprisingly in light of your history of absconding in these proceedings". When asked about the organisations funders or any personnel involved, including its current parliamentary chair, information was refused. Tatlidil was openly set up by the UK government, but Tertulias is also closely linked to the Foreign Office, which describes Tertulias as one of its partnerships and in 2013 referred to the forum as our Tertulias. , There has been no bias demonstrated by the chief magistrate. It allows the online transaction without storing the credit card information.This service is provided by Stripe.com. Declassified recently revealed how the AEI, which has a strongly anti-Assange position, has been courting British ministers for years. I have sat in many courtrooms and seen judges abuse their positions. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said there were substantial grounds to believe he would . Declassified UK. 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? 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