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Assange enters the kangaroo court
WALTER SMOLAREK reports from the extradition trial of Julian Assange in Woolwich Crown Court and the prostests outside
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WHAT transpired this week at Woolwich Crown Court was a travesty of justice. Julian Assange, rightly viewed by many as a hero for his role in exposing US war crimes and other misdeeds, was hauled before a kangaroo court considering whether or not he will be extradited.
Coming from the US, the country with the largest prison system on the planet, I was accustomed to seeing inmates denied a fair trial. But what I witnessed at the Woolwich Court annex to Belmarsh Prison was truly shocking.
The most visually striking aspect of the Woolwich courtroom is where Assange sits — in a box covered by bullet-proof glass. This obviously unnecessary “security” measure was aimed at portraying Assange as a dangerous, violent terrorist who must be restrained at all times.
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