In Jail, Assange Gets Phone Calls But No Internet

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http://www.salon.com/news/wikileaks/index.html?story=/politics/war_room/2010/12/08/afua_hirsch_assange

Wednesday, Dec 8, 2010 11:41 ET
War Room In jail, Assange gets phone calls but no Internet
By Emma Mustich

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, back to camera, is driven into Westminster Magistrates Court in London Tuesday Dec. 7, 2010 after being arrested on a European Arrest Warrant. Assange is appearing at the court for his extradition hearing for sexual assault allegations in Sweden.Julian Assange, as you've surely heard, turned himself in to Scotland Yard early Tuesday and is now fighting efforts to extradite him to Sweden, where a warrant for his arrest on suspicion of sex crimes has been issued. He has been denied bail and is now in British custody awaiting what could be a lengthy set of legal proceedings.

We're not experts on British or Swedish law, so we asked Afua Hirsch, the Guardian's legal affairs correspondent, to help us understand the details of Assange's detainment, and what the various possible outcomes of all of this are.

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How long will he be there?

He will be there until his full extradition hearing, which is usually within 21 days, but his lawyers have said they're going to renew the bail application in a week, which means he'll have another shot at getting bail next week.

What's the facility like? For instance, is it high-security? Will he have an Internet connection?

He won't have an Internet connection, but he will be allowed visits and phone calls. As far as I know he's not being kept under particularly high security conditions, just usual prison conditions.

Is there any sense that he's getting special treatment (either overly harsh or overly lenient)? Is this the way any suspect facing the same charges would be treated -- for example, was it surprising that he was denied bail?

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1. When is the arrest warrant going to be served on Cheney?

That's my question.

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3. He must always use a condom.

No "Sex by Surprise" charges for Dick, no way.

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2. Extradite Darth Cheney, NOW!

I know, the Dark Side has cookies, but it was fun to type it.