• Julian Assange arrested
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Seeing as there is no thread about this... [quote] The founder of the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has been arrested by the Metropolitan Police. The 39-year-old Australian denies allegations he sexually assaulted two women in Sweden. Scotland Yard said Mr Assange was arrested on a European Arrest Warrant by appointment at a London police station at 0930 GMT. He is due to appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court later. Mr Assange is accused by the Swedish authorities of one count of unlawful coercion, two counts of sexual molestation and one count of rape, all alleged to have been committed in August 2010. [/quote] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11937110[/url] Edit: Current story below [quote] Wikileaks founder Julian Assange refused bail Julian Assange (left) in court Julian Assange (left) appeared in court with John Pilger and others offering sureties Continue reading the main story Wikileaks Revelations * Wikileaks' struggle to stay online * Cables at a glance * Spotlight cast on 'sensitive' sites * Britain still a useful US ally? The founder of whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has been refused bail by a court in London but vowed to fight extradition to Sweden. Mr Assange denies sexually assaulting two women in Sweden. He was remanded in custody pending a hearing next week. A judge at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court refused bail because of the risk of the 39-year-old fleeing. A Wikileaks spokesman said the arrest was an attack on media freedom and pledged to continue publishing. After the court appearance Mr Assange's lawyer Mark Stephens said he would be applying again for bail. He claimed the charges were "politically motivated" and said the judge was keen to see the evidence against Mr Assange, an Australian citizen. Mr Stephens said Wikileaks would continue to publish material and added: "We are on cable 301 and there are 250,000 secret cables." A Downing Street spokesman said Mr Assange's arrest was "a matter for the police" and there had been no ministerial involvement. Mark Stephens: "Many believe prosecution is politically motivated" Prosecutors in Sweden have insisted the extradition request is a matter of criminal law and they "have not been put under any kind of pressure, political or otherwise". Five people, including journalist John Pilger, film director Ken Loach and Jemima Khan, the sister of Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith, offered to put up sureties. But district judge Howard Riddle refused bail for Mr Assange and he was remanded in custody until 14 December. Judge Riddle said he believed Mr Assange might flee and he also feared he "may be at risk from unstable persons". Gemma Lindfield, for the Swedish authorities, gave details of the allegations against Mr Assange. Continue reading the main story The charges * Used his body weight to hold down Miss A in a sexual manner. * Had unprotected sex with Miss A when she had insisted on him using a condom. * Molested Miss A "in a way designed to violate her sexual integrity". * Had unprotected sex with Miss W while she was asleep. * Profile: Julian Assange One of the charges is that he had unprotected sex with a woman, identified only as Miss A, when she insisted he use a condom. Another is that he had unprotected sex with another woman, Miss W, while she was asleep. Mr Assange, who was accompanied by Australian consular officials, initially refused to say where he lived but eventually gave an address in Australia. Afterwards Ms Khan explained why she was willing to put up a surety: "I offered my support as I believe that this is about the universal right of freedom of information and our right to be told the truth." Continue reading the main story Analysis Clive Coleman BBC News legal affairs analyst At a full hearing, which is not likely to take place for some weeks, Mr Assange will be able to raise his arguments against extradition. The "fast-track" European arrest warrant system is based on the concept that all the participating countries have legal systems which meet similar standards, and fully respect human rights. If Julian Assange is to avoid extradition he would need to show the warrant is politically motivated. This has been argued successfully in the past by Russian oligarchs, though Sweden has a better judicial record than Russia. Or he would need to use technical arguments - arguing the warrant does not show specifically what law has been broken. But most technical mistakes could be resolved eventually and the warrant reissued. Wikileaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson said it would not stop the release of more secret files and told Reuters on Tuesday: "Wikileaks is operational. We are continuing on the same track as laid out before. "Any development with regards to Julian Assange will not change the plans we have with regards to the releases today and in the coming days." Secret locations He said Wikileaks was being operated by a group in London and other secret locations. US State Department spokesman PJ Crowley said it was possible the US would make an extradition request for Mr Assange but he said it was premature as the criminal investigation into Wikileaks was still ongoing. Mr Assange was arrested by appointment at a London police station at 0930 GMT. Continue reading the main story Game of cat and mouse * 28 Nov: First secret US diplomatic cables released on Wikileaks website * 29 Nov: US brands cable leaks an "attack on the international community" and says criminal investigation ongoing * 29 Nov: Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin calls for Mr Assange to be "pursued with the same urgency we pursue al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders" * 3 Dec: Wikileaks forced to change web address after coming under cyber attack * 6 Dec: Sweden issues European arrest warrant and passes it to police in UK * 7 Dec: Mr Assange is arrested in London, appears in court and is remanded in custody * Wikileaks' struggle to stay online Police contacted Mr Stephens on Monday night after receiving a European arrest warrant from the Swedish authorities. An earlier warrant, issued last month, had not been filled in correctly. Mr Assange has come in for criticism in the past week for the revelations made on Wikileaks. Foreign Secretary William Hague has criticised the website for publishing details of sensitive sites, including some in the UK, saying they could be targeted by terrorists. But, in an article for The Australian newspaper, Mr Assange denied he had put lives at risk and said Wikileaks deserved to be protected. Mr Crowley said: "The (US) constitution enshrines the freedom of the press and we respect that, even if we have concerns about how that is exercised". Gerard Batten, a UKIP MEP, said the Assange case highlighted the dangers of the European arrest warrant. Police vehicle brings Julian Assange to City of Westminster Magistrates' Court for the hearing Julian Assange surrendered himself to police in London He said: "I don't know of the quality of the evidence in Mr Assange's case but it does seem that he is involved in political turmoil and intrigue and there are a lot of people keen to shut him up and there is nothing a court in the UK can do to look at the evidence before they extradite him." Mr Assange's supporters have written an open letter to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, asking her to protect him. Mr Pilger, who appeared in court to support Mr Assange, said Ms Gillard's threat to remove his passport smacked of "totalitarianism". [/quote]
Ugh.
:( I know its stupid, but he really he is my hero
This is just what you can expect for seriously fucking with major countries really. I mean, they are going to be looking for every spec of shit on him. And some of the stuff wikileaks has released is just plain irresponsible.
Well fuck. Shit's going down now.
Goddammit.
It appears (although not being reported by any news yet, just rumours on the internet) that he gave him self up (as it was sort of reported he was planning to yesterday).
:frogdowns:
The next few days (weeks,months,years) are going to be fun, I can see the shitstorm already. [QUOTE=Jsm;26542637]It appears (although not being reported by any news yet, just rumours on the internet) that he gave him self up (as it was sort of reported he was planning to yesterday).[/QUOTE] Even if he did give himself up, people are still going to blame the US methinks. I just would have thought he was going to hold out longer.
We can expect him to be "disappearing" soon.
Pretty swift crackdown on wikileaks lately. First their site goes down, then their paypal account gets frozen, and finally with Assange getting arrested.
Well shit
[QUOTE=Sporkfire;26542654]Pretty swift crackdown on wikileaks lately. First their site goes down, then their paypal account gets frozen, and finally with Assange getting arrested.[/QUOTE] I wouldn't call the arrest swift, the warrant / interpol notice has been around since last week and the police (in both the UK and Sweden) have apparently known where he has been since August.
It was going to happen eventually I guess Come on Julian release that encryption key already
[QUOTE=Jsm;26542663]I wouldn't call the arrest swift, the warrant / interpol notice has been around since last week and the police (in both the UK and Sweden) have apparently known where he has been since August.[/QUOTE] From what I understand, he told the police where he is, they knew his location the whole time.
Haha, eat shit motherfucker. Edit: It's about time he was arrested.
[QUOTE=Sporkfire;26542654]Pretty swift crackdown on wikileaks lately. First their site goes down, then their paypal account gets frozen, and finally with Assange getting arrested.[/QUOTE] And rightfully IMO. As much as the bad needs to be uncovered, there are things which really jeopardise peace and could fuel terrorists. The list of important facilities to the US for example. That doesn't uncover any shit on the government, it just puts them at risk. In that way wikileaks could by some be considered a terrorist organisation because it is terrorizing governments. edit: Definitely not saying wikileaks is a terrorist organisation here, just saying it does shit which makes it understandable for governments to respond with a little hostility.
free julian assange [editline]7th December 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=Jallen;26542682]And rightfully IMO. As much as the bad needs to be uncovered, there are things which really jeopardise peace and could fuel terrorists. The list of important facilities to the US for example. That doesn't uncover any shit on the government, it just puts them at risk. In that way wikileaks can be considered a terrorist because it is terrorizing governments.[/QUOTE] the government are terrorists because they terrorize me
BBC article has updated a bit. "Scotland Yard said Mr Assange was arrested on a European Arrest Warrant [B]by appointment[/B] at a London police station at 0930 GMT."
[QUOTE=Jallen;26542682]And rightfully IMO. As much as the bad needs to be uncovered, there are things which really jeopardise peace and could fuel terrorists. The list of important facilities to the US for example. That doesn't uncover any shit on the government, it just puts them at risk. In that way wikileaks can be considered a terrorist because it is terrorizing governments.[/QUOTE] It doesn't put anyone at risk it shows how unreasonably paranoid they are.
[QUOTE=BmB;26542698]It doesn't put anyone at risk it shows how unreasonably paranoid they are.[/QUOTE] Wikileaks is a terrorists best friend. How can you honestly say that it doesn't put anyone at risk?
A list of random industries around the world isn't exactly a terrorist's roadmap to world domination, I've explained this in the other thread already.
[QUOTE=Jallen;26542706]Wikileaks is a terrorists best friend. How can you honestly say that it doesn't put anyone at risk?[/QUOTE] I wouldn't say they are a terrorists best friend (most of the stuff they have leaked lately has either been widely known, or pointless) but some of the stuff they are leaking could be a bit risky. To be honest, the most damaging and dangerous thing Wikileaks has leaked has been the Scientology stuff it leaked a few years ago.
[QUOTE=Jallen;26542706]Wikileaks is a terrorists best friend. How can you honestly say that it doesn't put anyone at risk?[/QUOTE] it must suck being scared about terrorists all the time.
Even if he does go down he opened the gates to a better world, and surely someone will follow his footsteps.
Can't wait for the AES256 that unlocks the insurance file.
At least if he does go to jail it will be in Sweden, I hear the prisons there are pretty good.
[QUOTE=Lachz0r;26542725]it must suck being scared about terrorists all the time.[/QUOTE] What. [QUOTE=Lachz0r;26542684]free julian assange [editline]7th December 2010[/editline] the government are terrorists because they terrorize me[/QUOTE] "it must suck being scared about [I]the government[/I] all the time." Wow you're so cool and non-conformist :downs:
[QUOTE=BmB;26542718]A list of random industries around the world isn't exactly a terrorist's roadmap to world domination, I've explained this in the other thread already.[/QUOTE] Its a list of facilities necessary for national security. Why does the public need to know any of these?
i like how everyone that supports what hes doing is 13-20 and lives with their parents. Yes he released some stuff showing injustices, but he also released a bunch of bullshit that didn't need to go public at all
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