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[–] TheBigBrother 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

If Assange wasn't in US territory when revealed classified information, why is he being judged by the US?

Was not the US should be judging the one/s who filtered the information and not who publish it?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

u/@[email protected] explained how

the reason is that the US can exercise such authority in practice with any consequences.

a bigger concern here is his native government's limp dick response tbh

aint he from AU?

[–] FlowVoid 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

the US can exercise such authority

Many countries have the authority to prosecute crimes that occur on their soil even if the perpetrator is outside the country. Including Assange's native country.

The foreign interference crimes apply to conduct that occurs in Australia. So, if the perpetrator was in Australia at the time they engaged in interference, then prosecuting them would be relatively straightforward, provided there was sufficient evidence. If an offender is outside Australia at the time of the interference, they could still be charged with a crime.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't understand the point you are trying to make?

AU is not prosecuting here

[–] FlowVoid 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

The point is that the US is not unusual in prosecuting people in other countries. Australia and others do the same thing.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Who did AU prosecute like this?

Point I was making is that AU is failing to protect its citizen who is being harassed.... BTW ;)

[–] FlowVoid 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Australia, like the US and other countries, does not generally shield suspected criminals from prosecution.

And that's regardless of whether the person is actually guilty. Just ask Amanda Knox.

[–] FlowVoid 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Anyone involved in a crime committed on US soil can be charged with the crime.

Do you suppose hacking your computer should be legal provided the hacker is in Russia?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If it's legal in Russia, they should not extradite.

If I post this picture to VK from my home in the US, should I be extradited to Russia for it?

[–] FlowVoid 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

You can certainly be charged in Russia.

Extradition is another matter.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

US courts can still try him in absentia, i.e. if he's not present in the courtroom.

If he's in a country with an extradition treaty with the US, e.g. the UK, he can be extradited to the US for the trial or with a conviction.

[–] FlowVoid 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

No, the SCOTUS has made clear that you cannot be tried in abstentia.

This case requires us to decide whether Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 43 permits the trial in absentia of a defendant who absconds prior to trial and is absent at its beginning. We hold that it does not.