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Australian Foreign Affairs Says UN Assange Ruling Not Binding (zdnet.com)

Posted by timothy on from the one-rule-to-bind-them-wait-that's-new-zealand dept.

An anonymous reader writes: ZDNet reports, "The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs does not believe a United Nations panel's ruling that Julian Assange is being "arbitrarily detained" is legally binding. Nor has it made any representations to the British or Swedish governments about the ruling. Department official Jon Philp told a Senate Estimates hearing in Canberra that no representations have been made to Sweden about Assange's case since December 2011. "He is receiving due process under those legal systems," he said. The 44-year-old Australian is likely to remain holed-up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London after the UK and Swedish governments rejected the UN's ruling in early February."

2 of 158 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Assange should arrest himself by Viol8 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    "The fact that you relate him to robbers tells how off your mindset is about him."

    That fact that you think you can extrapolate between an example and what I think of him shows you're just another idiot SJW posting as A/C because you only bother posting in threads where you can rant.

    "gave him assurances that he would not be extradited to the US which they refused to do."

    Assange is wanted for questioning for possible crimes having been committed. Why should the swedish legal system make any concessions to him?

    "They are obeying the letter of the law while completely spitting in the face of it's intent."

    Do try to grow up at some point.

  2. Re:Assange should arrest himself by Viol8 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    " which makes you a huge ASSHOLE."

    ITYM a-r-s-ehole. I don't own a donkey. Though you're doing a good impression of one.

    "Fuck You."

    Aww bless, Julians baby brother is on /.