Reply #45: Assange ‘sees the black side of it’, says Pilger [View All]

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By Eliot Sefton
LAST UPDATED 11:16 AM, DECEMBER 8, 2010

The Australian journalist and documentary-maker John Pilger claimed the treatment of his compatriot Julian Assange was "outrageous" when the WikiLeaks editor was refused bail in London yesterday after being served with a Swedish extradition warrant.

"Having his freedom taken away is outrageous,” Pilger, who is based in London, told reporters outside the court. “Sweden should be ashamed. This is not justice – this is outrageous."

Pilger managed to speak with Assange briefly after the court hearing. Interviewed by an Australian radio journalist, he said he was sure Assange was “full of trepidation” but added: “He has quite a dry wit, he saw the black side of it."

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Meanwhile, it is reported that another high-profile London-based Australian, the Sydney-born human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson QC, has agreed to act for Assange in future extradition hearings.

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