A PEOPLE’S tribunal to put “US imperialism on trial” and in defence of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange held its first hearing yesterday. 

Speakers at the Belmarsh Tribunal — named after the prison where Mr Assange is being held — included Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters, former Brazilian president Lula da Silva, prominent campaigner Tariq Ali and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. 

The online event was inspired by the famous Russell Tribunal of the 1960s, which investigated the US military intervention in Vietnam and concluded that the government was guilty of acts of genocide.