UN torture expert warns Assange may not get fair trial in US
Australians hold a rally calling for the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, in Sydney, Australia, April 12, 2019. They are calling for the whistleblower to be brought ‘home’ after Ecuador President Lenin Moreno withdrew asylum for Assange in a manner that a torture expert says is ’very, very problematic’ with regard to the rule of law. – EPA pic, April 12, 2019.
JULIAN Assange is not guaranteed a fair trial in the United States, a UN rights expert told AFP today, questioning the US justice system’s credibility in national security cases. The United Nations special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Nils Melzer, also said that the manner in which Ecuador terminated Assange’s diplomatic protection broke international norms.
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