Assange lawyer: US drawing up case of unprecedented size & scale

[The Northerner]

Julian Assange has been holed up in Ecuador's diplomatic mission for over 6 weeks now, seeking asylum. He denies the sex crime claims and believes they're just a pretext to hand him over to the US There, he fears prosecution for espionage after a massive leak of secret diplomatic and military files.

Assange's lawyer, Jennifer Robinson, says America's given no assurances that they're not interested in prosecuting him - even though it could be done easily.

[struggle4progress]

1. ... Garzon said he had no idea what was going on in the US ...

Spanish judge hits out at US over Assange
August 2, 2012 - 5:39AM
Ciaran Giles
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/spanish-judge-hits-out-at-us-over-assange-20120802-23g8g.html

Julian Assange defence to be led by Spanish jurist Baltasar Garzón
Giles Tremlett in Madrid
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 25 July 2012 10.11 EDT
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jul/25/julian-assange-defence-baltasar-garzon

Wikileaks says famous Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon to lead Assange legal team
By Associated Press
LONDON — Wikileaks says it has hired Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon to lead the legal team representing the group and its founder, Julian Assange ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/wikileaks-says-famous-spanish-judge-baltasar-garzon-to-lead-assange-legal-team/2012/07/24/gJQAVKFP7W_story.html

Celebrated Spanish judge Garzon to head Assange legal team
(AFP) – Jul 24, 2012
LONDON — Famous Spanish human rights investigator Baltasar Garzon will lead the legal team representing WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange, the whistleblower website announced on Tuesday ...
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hRnI0SJqBgM4j3rlNvyY5KfgZFag?docId=CNG.571322f7040039cce79d83f27585f7b0.21

[Tarheel_Dem]

2. What a jackass. But I'll give him this, his defense is a stroke of genius. The cry...

of "political persecution" is great cover for a multitude of sins. I wonder how many incarcerated young black and latino prisoners wish they'd been able to come up with such a defense to evade prosecution. Luckily for Assange, he has many friends in very high places, either that or he's got the goods on some of his "supporters".