Palin to be prosecuted for inciting violence if she visits Australia

[Playinghardball]

Posted on Raw Story

Sarah Palin better watch out.

Under Australian law, inciting violence is a serious crime: an offense which could even trigger the prosecution of members of the US political class and mainstream media who called for the assassination of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to his attorney.

Comments by Robert Stary, Assange's Melbourne-based lawyer, were carried in the US by a Friday broadcast of National Public Radio's Morning Edition.

"Our main concern is really the possible extradition to the US," he said. "We've been troubled by the sort of rhetoric that has come out of various commentators and principally Republican politicians — Sarah Palin and the like — saying Mr. Assange should be executed, assassinated."

Stary added: "Certainly if Sarah Palin or any of those other politicians come to Australia, for whatever purpose, then we can initiate a private prosecution, and that's what we intend to do."

More at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/assange-attorney-palin-prosecuted-inciting-violence-visits-australia/

[MineralMan]

1. I wonder if she could see New Zealand from her cell?

I'm not sure of the sight lines.

[Ian David]

2. "Well, it's fitting that Hitler was born in Australia, you betcha." n/t

[Bluebear]

5. Well done :)))

[Lucky Luciano]

24. Wow...you really channeled her thought process well! nt

[slackmaster]

3. That was gracious of them to warn her

:eyes:

[Playinghardball]

4. Anyone want to offer her a free one way ticket?

[GreenStormCloud]

6. How does Australia claim jurisdiction of American events? N/T

[bullimiami]

9. I assume because Assange is an Australian Citizen. nt.

[Turborama]

10. "we can initiate a private prosecution" if Palin or any of those other politicians come to Australia

Julian Assange is an Australian citizen.

I hope that answers your question for you.

[RagAss]

19. I Love it. !!!!

[GreenStormCloud]

26. Thanks. I had forgotten that he was Australian. N/T

[Turborama]

7. Inciting violence is a serious crime in America, too

It's a real shame she'll never get prosecuted for it.

[Ezlivin]

8. Caribou Barbie on a barbie?

I don't think Crocodile Dundee can rescue her....

[DirkGently]

11. "Dearest Ms. Palin. Congratulations! You win of Australian lottery! Please to fly to this address "

[NuclearDem]

12. Starting a pool for airline tickets for our favorite pols...

John Yoo and several high-ranking military officers to Spain.
W to the UK.
And now Palin to Australia.

Anyone?

[dixiegrrrrl]

16. Sorry, TPTB already got to Spain:

WikiLeaks Cables Reveal U.S. Tried to Thwart Spanish Probes of Gitmo Torture and CIA Rendition
U.S. officials were worried in particular about investigations pursued by the world-renowned Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón, whom U.S. officials described as having, quote, "an anti-American streak."
Garzón opened a case against six former Bush administration officials, including former attorney general Alberto Gonzales, for torture at the Guantánamo prison camp.
More:
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/12/1/wikileaks_cables_reveal_us_tried_to

AND

The Obama administration dispatches a Florida senator to urge Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon not to pursue a torture case against Bush administration officials.
WikiLeaks cables revealed a secret concerted U.S. effort to stop a crusading Spanish judge from investigating a torture complaint against former Bush administration officials.

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/12/24/1988022/from-florida-to-spain-intrigue.html#ixzz1Bi5Y3RNA

[NuclearDem]

27. Damn, forgot about that...

:mad:

Well...we've still got the UK and Australia...right?

[dixiegrrrrl]

29. uhhhh....you sitting down?

[toddwv]

13. Oh wow, can you imagine if Palin actually got arrested?

Doesn't matter what the charges are. She could personally pipe-bomb a daycare center in broad daylight in front of hundreds of cameras and we would NEVER hear the end of the right-wings' weeping and gnashing of teeth about how everybody is just picking on Palin.

[bikebloke]

14. Throw her in chains.

Then make her work the cane fields from dawn to dusk.

[SmileyRose]

15. A private prosecution????

oh brother that's lame.

[Yavin4]

17. Come On Australia. You Owe Us One for Mel Gibson

Here's your chance to even out the books.

[Violet_Crumble]

31. Mel Gibson's not ours. He's yrs...

And while I'm on the subject, we're not responsible for Russell Crowe either...

[Yavin4]

32. Crowe Is a Kiwi

Look you created Mel. Own up to it.

[tanyev]

18. G'day, Sarah! Have a good trip!

[proud2BlibKansan]

20. Awesome

[johnnie]

21. Oh crap

When will her new video appear on her Facebook whining about them persecuting her?

[somone]

22. Good. Throw her ass in jail

if she shows up

[RC]

25. And the rest of her also.

[Swamp Rat]

23. Y'all stop pickin' on poor ol' Sarah!

:spank:

[Kurovski]

34. I want EVERYONE of you to listen to that fine Christian lad, Swamp Rat.

Now, we ain't gonna warn y'all about this again. You Libby-dems better get civil right fast, now.

[marmar]

28. I heard Palin is planning a trip to Australia........

..... She just purchased a ticket to Vienna. :P

[Violet_Crumble]

30. Maybe I'm confused, but I don't think that law is used for purposes like that...

I could be wrong here, but incitement to violence covers protected religious and ethnic groups, neither of which Julian Assange falls into.

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/Pubs/bd/2005-06/06bd106.htm

I'd hope if Palin ever decided to pollute Australia, that she'd be turned around at the border and sent back under whatever rock she crawled out from. It's common for a visa to be refused to people who are classified as not being of good character (whatever that means), but David Irving and people with long criminal histories fall into the category, and so should Sarah Palin...

[Kurovski]

33. K&R. (nt)

[glinda]

35. That would be a good thing. Hope they follow through.