What law did Assange break?

[MayorQuimby]

I did some quick reading and it says he is charged under the Espionage act. However, this law is an American law and he's Australian. I am not saying what he did is legal, it definitely is illegal, but it just seems kind of strange to me that an American law would apply to a foreigner.

 

[sparky]

he told the truth

~S~

 

[luiza]

he told the truth

~S~

And Deep State realised tha,t apart from having him killed, there was nothing else they could do to shut him down .

 

[White 6]

I did some quick reading and it says he is charged under the Espionage act. However, this law is an American law and he's Australian. I am not saying what he did is legal, it definitely is illegal, but it just seems kind of strange to me that an American law would apply to a foreigner.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1165556/dl

WikiLeaks Founder Charged in Superseding Indictment

A federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment today charging Julian P. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, with offenses that relate to Assange’s alleged role in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States.

www.justice.gov

https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1289641/dl

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to admit violating Espionage Act, will be sentenced to time served: DOJ

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange reached a plea agreement to admit violating the Espionage Act, to gain his freedom, according to court records.

www.usatoday.com

What to know about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the guilty plea that freed him

The guilty plea by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange brings a stunning end to a long-running saga of international intrigue that spanned multiple continents and has had as its central character a quixotic internet publisher with a disdain for government secrets.

apnews.com

 

[sparky]

Maybe Julian should give Hunter a call ......... ~S~

 

[Crepitus]

I did some quick reading and it says he is charged under the Espionage act. However, this law is an American law and he's Australian. I am not saying what he did is legal, it definitely is illegal, but it just seems kind of strange to me that an American law would apply to a foreigner.

He leaked government secrets to the press.

That's a crime.

 

[sparky]

He leaked government secrets to the press.

everything deep state is secret Crep.......~S~

 

[Oddball]

https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1165556/dl

WikiLeaks Founder Charged in Superseding Indictment

A federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment today charging Julian P. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, with offenses that relate to Assange’s alleged role in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States.

www.justice.gov

https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1289641/dl

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to admit violating Espionage Act, will be sentenced to time served: DOJ

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange reached a plea agreement to admit violating the Espionage Act, to gain his freedom, according to court records.

www.usatoday.com

What to know about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the guilty plea that freed him

The guilty plea by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange brings a stunning end to a long-running saga of international intrigue that spanned multiple continents and has had as its central character a quixotic internet publisher with a disdain for government secrets.

apnews.com

No more criminal that what the NYT did, when they printed the Pentagon Papers.

As in not at all.

 

[sparky]

No more criminal that what the NYT did, when they printed the Pentagon Papers.

The Pentagon Papers and Freedom of the Press | Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely | PBS LearningMedia

Learn how the publishing of the Pentagon Papers launched the country and its highest court into a debate about freedom of speech and freedom of the press in this media gallery from the American Masters film Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely.

vermont.pbslearningmedia.org

worthy of review Odd one......~S~

 

[MayorQuimby]

He leaked government secrets to the press.

That's a crime.

It's a crime for an American, because it's an American law. And Assange is not American.

 

[Crepitus]

It's a crime for an American, because it's an American law. And Assange is not American.

It's a crime committed against America.

DERP

 

[MayorQuimby]

It's a crime committed against America.

DERP

I know that. But what I am saying is that he shouldn't have been charged with an American crime because he is not an American. The only ones who are answerable to American laws are Americans and he's not one.

 

[BackAgain]

I know that. But what I am saying is that he shouldn't have been charged with an American crime because he is not an American. The only ones who are answerable to American laws are Americans and he's not one.

What you are addressing is a legal issue. It’s known as in personam jurisdiction.

Whether or not a court has in personam jurisdiction over any criminal defendant depends.

refers to the legal authority a court has to make a decision that directly affects a specific person or entity due to their involvement in the case

in personam jurisdiction Definition, Meaning & Usage | Justia Legal Dictionary

in personam jurisdiction - This refers to the legal authority a court has to make a decision that directly affects a specific person or entity due to their involvement in the case

dictionary.justia.com

 

[Crepitus]

I know that. But what I am saying is that he shouldn't have been charged with an American crime because he is not an American. The only ones who are answerable to American laws are Americans and he's not one.

Lol, doesn't work that way in real life.

 

[sparky]

It's a crime committed against America.

the crime is government agendas , not those who expose them Crep ~S~

 

[White 6]

No more criminal that what the NYT did, when they printed the Pentagon Papers.

As in not at all.

Then, I guess you are glad he and the US Government have reached some kind of accord over his actions.

 

[Oddball]

Then, I guess you are glad he and the US Government have reached some kind of accord over his actions.

No.

He deserves a full pardon, AND compensation for being illegally hounded.

 

[White 6]

No.

He deserves a full pardon, AND compensation for being illegally hounded.

BS. That would be like cart blanch for anybody else wishing to conspire to release classified material, including method, contacts, personnel and covert acts on the World Wide Web to the benefit of our enemies, and compromising trusts with allies. He is Australian. Let him go back there, blocked NO FLY from re-entering the US again. Surely he has a home to go to.

 

[Deadstick]

I did some quick reading and it says he is charged under the Espionage act. However, this law is an American law and he's Australian. I am not saying what he did is legal, it definitely is illegal, but it just seems kind of strange to me that an American law would apply to a foreigner.

Among other things he exposed American war crimes.

 

[Oddball]

BS. That would be like cart blanch for anybody else wishing to conspire to release classified material, including method, contacts, personnel and covert acts on the World Wide Web to the benefit of our enemies, and compromising trusts with allies. He is Australian. Let him go back there, blocked NO FLY from re-entering the US again. Surely he has a home to go to.

He didn't conspire to jack shit....He published material that he was given in good faith, just like the NYT did with the Pentagon Papers.

You don't want embarrassing shit to get out, quit being little criminal sneaks.