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Melzer, Nils.
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Assange, Julian.
Assange, Julian -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Political persecution.
Political corruption.
Asylum, Right of.
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Melzer, Nils.
Assange, Julian.
Assange, Julian -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Political persecution.
Political corruption.
Asylum, Right of.
Press and politics.
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The trial of
Julian
Assange
: a story of persecution / Nils Melzer, (with Oliver Kobold).
by
Melzer, Nils.
Verso Books, 2022.
Call #:
323.445 M532t
Subjects
Assange
,
Julian
.
Assange
,
Julian
--
Trials
,
litigation
,
etc
.
Political persecution.
Political corruption.
Asylum, Right of.
Press and politics.
ISBN:
9781839766220 (hc.)
Description:
354 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"The shocking story of the legal persecution of Wikileaks founder
Julian
Assange
. In July 2010, Wikileaks published Cablegate, one of the biggest leaks in the history of the US military, including evidence for war crimes and torture. In the aftermath
Julian
Assange
, the founder and spokesman of Wikileaks, found himself at the centre of a media storm, accused of hacking and later sexual assault. He spent the next seven years in asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, fearful that he would be extradited to Sweden to face the accusations of assault and then sent to US. In 2019,
Assange
was handed over to the British police and, on the same day, the U.S. demanded his extradition. They threatened him with up to 175 years in prison for alleged espionage and computer fraud. At this point, Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, started his investigation into how the US and UK governments were working together to ensure a conviction. His findings are explosive, revealing that
Assange
has faced grave and systematic due process violations, judicial bias, collusion and manipulated evidence. He has been the victim of constant surveillance, defamation and threats. Melzer also gathered together consolidated medical evidence that proves that the prison has suffered prolonged psychological torture. Melzer's compelling investigation puts the UK state into the dock, showing how, through secrecy, impunity and, crucially, public indifference, unchecked power reveals a deeply undemocratic system. Furthermore, the
Assange
case sets a dangerous precedent: once telling the truth becomes a crime, censorship and tyranny will inevitably follow."--Goodreads.
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