Supreme Court letter to Prime Minister in support of Julian Assange

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http://wlcentral.org/node/498

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His rights as an Australian citizen are clearly being infringed and should be vigorously protected "though the heavens may fall". As this nation's Prime Minister, and as a lawyer yourself, you ought to know this fact far better than your official statements would indicate.

Please address this issue as a matter of urgency. Demonstrate that to be an Australian citizen actually counts for something.

Sincerely,

Darren Bailey
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of South Australia

To view full letter please see link. Also at link full letter from New South Wales Supreme Court solicitor in support of Mr Assange's rights as an Australian Citizen.

Cheers
Sandy

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1. NSW Supreme Court letter in support of Assange's rights as a Citizen.

http://wlcentral.org/node/480

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As a lawyer and citizen I find this most disturbing, particularly so when a brief perusal of the Commonwealth Criminal Code shows that liability arises under the Espionage provisions, for example, only when it is the Commonwealth's "secrets" that are disclosed and that there must be intent to damage the Commonwealth.

Likewise under Treason law, there must be an intent to assist an enemy. Clearly, and reinforced by publicly available material such as Professor Saul's excellent article:
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/dont-cry-over-wikil...
...Julian Assange has almost certainly committed no crime under Australian law in relation to his involvement in Wikileaks.

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Please view these letters in full from link.

Great to know someone in Australia's legal system supports Julian Assange.

Cheers
sandy