This cookie is used by Google to make advertising more engaging to users and are stored under doubleclick.net. People should be writing Lady Arbuthnot telling her that she is exposed, that she will be held accountable if anything happens to Julian and that she must remove Judge Baraitser immediately for her perpetual violations of British law. are secretive gatherings about which little is known and are not obviously connected but Declassified has discovered that the UK address of the two organisations has been the same. Imperialism in Evaluating Latin Americas Pink Tide, Limits to Supply Chain Resilience: A Monopoly Capital Critique, The Communitarian Revolutionary Subject and the Possibilities of System Change. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. But, dont put a finger in the eye of the rest of the planet and expect to be applauded for your virtuous rigor on the world stage. She then denied Julian's lawyers any more time to prepare their case - even though their client was prevented in prison from receiving legal documents and other tools with which to defend himself. Some of her rulings have been criminal violations of the rule of law. Although she is no longer personally hearing the Assange extradition proceedings, she remains. The scale of obvious bribery to Arbuthnot, Baraitser, all officers in UK that did lap dog duty outside Embassy I can hardly fathom. She said that his lawyer had declined to make an application for bail on his behalf, adding "perhaps not surprisingly in light of your history of absconding in these proceedings". Lord and Lady Arbuthnot were both paid by Tatlidil to attend that years event. It has been reported that the estate is owned by Sheikh Mohammed al-Makhtoum, the ruler of Dubai, one of the United Arab Emirates. The cookie is set by crwdcntrl.net. In more recent. These are long closed now. The Perfected Grounds of Appeal concerning the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) include arguments that Home Secretary Priti Patel erred in her decision to approve the extradition order on grounds of specialty and because the request itself violates Article 4 of the U.S.-UK Extradition Treaty. Britains former ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley, described the annual event as our #1 bilateral forum between the UK and Spain. They tweet at @DCKennard and @markcurtis30. A judge in the United Kingdom will allow Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange to argue that he was offered a pardon by U.S. President Donald Trump in exchange for issuing a statement that Russia was not the source of leaks beneficial to Trump's 2016 campaign.. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser signed off on the request made by Assange's defense team during a Wednesday court appearance that . Following these meetings Patel lobbied for UK involvement in Israeli operations in the Golan Heights and called for Britain to begin sending military aid to Israel. Liz Truss, Lady Arbuthnot, Lord Arbuthnot, and the Foreign Office, did not respond to requests for comment. "In his diffident manner (which I confess is growing on me) Lewis said 'the prosecution is neutral on this request, of course but, err, I really dont think thats right'. Linkedin - Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. After being documented for a decade, the idea of abuse of process in the UK is actually on the verge of breaking out and regardless of how Baraitser rules there is no way Britain can maintain a farce like this without consistent media backing. 4 January 2021: Westminster Magistrates Court discharges (throws out) the U.S. extradition request against Julian Assange. in his parliamentary register of interests that the address of both organisations was a Grade II listed house in the village of Cowlinge, Suffolk, which has a population of just over 600 people. I suppose attempting to take a photo is a crime that could catch somebody arriving with a large SLR, tripod and several mounted lighting boxes, but none of those appeared to have made it into the public gallery. Liz Truss was in Bilbao for three days and accrued expenses of 1,235.48 paid by Tertulias. According to a report on Friday in the South African-based Daily Maverick, Lady Emma Arbuthnot attended, along with her husband Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom, all-expenses-paid secretive gatherings of. He cited examples of judgements made by the House of Lords and Privy Council where treaty rights were deemed enforceable despite the lack of incorporation into domestic legislation, particularly in order to stop people being extradited to potential execution from British colonies. A request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was sent by, A British barrister, who wished to remain anonymous, but who is not involved with the Assange case, told. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. The only known photograph of district judge Vanessa Baraitser who will rule on Julian Assanges extradition to the U.K. in the public domain. How incompetent would you need to be to attempt to take a photo and fail to do so? Mr Assange is in prison while US authorities seek to extradite him to face trial on espionage charges. Declassified has discovered that the addresses given by Lord Arbuthnot and other parliamentarians for Tertulias and Tatlidil have been the same despite no obvious connection between the two organisations other than the UK Foreign Office. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. 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Who will dare publish 'Collateral Murder'? Whats the rate of other judges? The purpose of the cookie is currently not identified. Tatlidil was openly set up by the UK government, but Tertulias is also closely linked to the Foreign Office, which describes Tertulias as one of its partnerships and in 2013 referred to the forum as our Tertulias. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. And in July 2019, newly elected Prime Minister Johnson appointed Patel as Home Secretary. The main purpose of this cookie is targeting, advertesing and effective marketing. a CBE by the Queen on recommendation of the British government. Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot is married to former Conservative MP James Arbuthnot, a key figure not only in the British military and intelligence establishment, but also in the pro-Israel Lobby in the UK. This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. Prisoners, even the most dangerous of terrorists, gave evidence from the witness box in the body of the court nest to the lawyers and magistrate. Good sleuthing, Terje. She told Declassified that Tertulias is independent but works closely with the Foreign Office. So we used Westlaw + Factiva to construct her extradition case list pic.twitter.com/ViCuMHhe6i Matt Kennard (@kennardmatt) January 3, 2021 "Her face was a progression of sneers and imperious indifference; she addressed Julian with an arrogance that reminded me of a magistrate presiding over apartheid South Africa's Race Classification Board. She has refused to recuse herself despite an obvious conflict of interest stemming from her husband's former job as a Conservative Defence Minister and his work with the Henry Jackson . Assange started serving the 50 week sentence for breaching bail fifteen months ago. If the defence wanted him in the courtroom where he could hear proceedings better, they could only apply for bail and his release from custody in general. The Nazis were able to succeed because people were happy to ignore what was happening all around them, we are on the same route so is the USA. Group 4 would have to decide. She added "In my view I have substantial ground for believing if I release you, you will abscond again".[13][14][15]. The extradition process in March 2020 prolonged this legal farce, with the British prosecutor briefing the media in advance of the hearing on what they . Read about our approach to external linking. To achieve that would require an application for bail. is secret enough for even the department she oversaw as minister at the time DEFRA to have no information on it. Arbuthnots role alsoincludessupporting and guiding district judges such as Baraitser and liaising with the senior judiciary and presiding judges on the cases they are ruling on. It is used integrate the sharing features of this social media. 4 January 2021: Westminster Magistrates Court discharges (throws out) the US extradition request against Julian Assange. The chief magistrate, however, is aware of the judicial conduct guidance that advises on avoiding the perception of bias and is not hearing the case. "Fitzgerald stated that all major authorities agreed there were two types of political offence. Declassified found that its current president is Jose de Areilza, a Spanish law professor who is also a board member of the Spanish Ministry of Defence. Not, I hasten to add, taken by me. Declassified UK has discovered that Julian Assanges judge, Vanessa Baraitser, has ordered extradition in 96 percent of the cases she has presided over for which information is publicly available. So to say that the extradition was not governed by the terms of the very treaty under which it was made, was to create a legal absurdity and thus an abuse of process. forum, in November 2014, Lady Arbuthnot went on another trip with her husband, this time to Istanbul for the British-Turkish. Being angry at the public at random must be very stressful for her. Vanessa Baraitser is a British district judge. Whats the overall average rate? Matt Kennard is head of investigations, and Mark Curtis is editor, at Declassified UK. Become a Consortium News member! District judge Vanessa Baraitser rules that extradition is barred under the 2003 Extradition Act because it is opressive (s.91). Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Lady Arbuthnot also benefited financially from another trip with her husband in 2014, this time to Istanbul for the British-Turkish Tatlidil, a forum established by the UK and Turkish governments for high level individuals involved in politics and business. The information officer also noted that it holds all the information you have requested rather than some in the case of Baraitser. "On return, Edward Fitzgerald made a formal application for Julian to be allowed to sit beside his lawyers in the court. , which means sweet talk in Turkish, was established in 2011 by then prime minister David Cameron and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoan. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser rejected arguments from Assange's lawyers that the case against the 49-year-old Australian was politically motivated. The Ministry of Justice blocked our FOI request for a list of cases on which she's ruled since being appointed a DJ in 2011. The High Court rejects the United States Governments arguments that the district judge erred in her findings. London CNN A British judge has rejected a US request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to America, ruling that such a move would be "oppressive" by reason of his mental health.. "Baraitser concluded the matter by stating that the Defence should submit written arguments by 10am tomorrow on this point, and she would then hold a separate hearing into the question of Julians position in the court. Lady Arbuthnot has refused to formally recuse herself from the Assange case. Despite the HM Courts and Tribunals Service invoking a data protection clause. "He's the most amazing person.". The Home Office replied: We neither confirm nor deny whether we hold any information, within the scope of your request. It added that the reason was to protect personal data. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. Declassified recently revealed how the AEI, which has a strongly anti-Assange position, has been courting British ministers for years.