Assange - One Law for Dictators & Another Law for Targets of Political Persecution

General Pinochet's detention Former Chilean president Augusto Pinochet was detained in London on 16 October 1998 ... [ ... ] Amnesty International had done a lot of work denouncing the atrocities carried out by Pinochet's regime, which was responsible for the disappearance of more than 3,000 people and the torture of thousands more in a 17-year reign. [ ... ] Garcés thought it may be possible to indict Pinochet using the principles of universal jurisdiction which, in theory, allowed any state to investigate and prosecute individuals for crimes committed in other countries. [ ... ] “The Spanish National Court had admitted in 1996 a lawsuit filed by victims of torture and enforced disappearances in Argentina after Parliament had ruled in 1985 that universal jurisdiction could be applied in cases of crimes against humanity, terrorism and genocide”. [ ... ] ... Pinochet was placed under arrest. He was held in custody at The Clinic, an expensive private hospital where he had just had an operation. It was the first time a former head of state had been arrested based on the principle of universal jurisdiction. [...] "... worked with Amnesty International to support the extradition request." UK magistrates ruled in 1999 that Pinochet should be extradited to Spain, but it never happened. The then UK Home Secretary Jack Straw ordered his release on health grounds in 2000, after a controversial medical test stated Pinochet was not fit to appear before a court and he returned to Chile a free man that same year. Garcés and Shoppeé believe that politics came into play.  ... “English magistrates took the process seriously and, finally, the prevalent position was the one we thought was in line with the international law. But at the end of the day the British government did not allow it to happen because of political pressure from the Chilean and Spanish governments and economic, diplomatic and other dark interests." “We should not forget that Pinochet died as a fugitive from justice. He was clear that international society saw him as a criminal." On the day of Pinochet's return to Chile, dozens of judicial requests against him began ... SOURCE https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2013/10/how-general-pinochets-detention-changed-meaning-justice/ ---------------------- ꕤ  ---------------------- Augusto Pinochet Pinochet assumed power in Chile following a United States-backed coup d'état on 11 September 1973 that overthrew the elected socialist Unidad Popular government of President Salvador Allende and ended civilian rule. Several academics have stated that the support of the United States was crucial to the coup and the consolidation of power afterward. [Wikipedia] ---------------------- ꕤ  ---------------------- TREATMENT of Pinochet vs Assange Dictator, Torturer, Murder  vs Detained Journalist Who Exposed War Crimes One Law for Dictators & Another Law for Targets of Political Persecution      CORRUPTION & POLITICAL PERSECUTION Images herein are *not* owned by this blog. Images used pursuant to 'fair use' purposes under s.107 of the Copyright Act 1976. COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER Copyright  Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is  made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news  reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. ꕤ Pinochet died 2006, at the ripe old age of 91. Looks like Pinochet lived another 6 years after the UK government intervention to sidestep the court decision, in order to release the US-puppet dictator. Six years doesn't sound like much, but when you're an 85 year old that's managed to kick on for another 6 years, that's ages. British authorities claimed he was too 'sick' to face trial for crimes against humanity, and relied on a dodgy medical (of course, lol). So much for the the 'values' that these crooked politicians keep using for leverage in their public propaganda broadcasts. And look where he spent his time detained.  At some luxury clinic-retreat of the wealthy. As I see it, this is corruption in action, at the highest level: "British government did not allow it to happen because of political pressure from the Chilean and Spanish governments and economic, diplomatic and other dark interests." As demonstrated by this example, the law means nothing to the British government.  But the British aren't alone in that regard. It's a joke that these Western governments vilify countries such as Russia, when they're so thoroughly corrupt and contemptuous of the law themselves. ---------------------- ꕤ  ---------------------- Members of the Swedish government have undoubtedly played an active role in the legal assault on Julian Assange.  They're as crooked as the Americans and the British (see CIA rendition), and they're all in it together.  There's strong diplomatic, military, and trade cooperation between the parties.  Sweden is so tight with the US that the Swedish embassy in North Korea acts as the US agent: #Sweden so close 2 US, its embassy has negotiated release of US nationals detained in North Korea - http://tinyurl.com/qfbmobd ---------------------- ꕤ  ---------------------- And then there's their cooperation regarding CIA kidnap and torture of the men rendered to Egypt. Sweden Violated Torture Ban in CIA Rendition Diplomatic Assurances Against Torture Offer No Protection From Abuse https://www.hrw.org/news/2006/11/09/sweden-violated-torture-ban-cia-rendition ---------------------- ꕤ  ---------------------- So, a journalist that is responsible for disclosing US and allied war crimes is politically persecuted and detained for almost 5 years without charge. But a US-puppet dictator who was responsible for the death and torture of thousands (with US blessing), is released by the British. This is the ugly truth:  Assange is the victim of political persecution at the highest levels. The UK authorities have detained Julian Assange for almost 5 years without charge; and they've spent almost 12 million pounds (LINKED) holding him under siege at the Ecuador embassy (where he has been granted political asylum - clearly, for good reason). British authorities are determined in their violation of international law, blocking Assange's passage at any cost, because they're set on extraditing Julian Assange to the US for yet another round of trumped up charges of 'espionage' and a life sentence (if not worse). That same British government won't release freedom of information documents on communications regarding extradition of Assange to the US, because it "would affect diplomatic relations". The Sweden police allegations and 'charges' claims are a crock of sh*t, and politicians in the UK are as bent as those in Sweden. All those journalists, lawyers, politicians, political pundits, and other sundry lowlife detractors, who slag off Assange are targeting a journalist who's 'crime' is being stitched up by Sweden on behalf of US and its UK ally, for exposing their war crimes. ꕤ