{"id":46560,"date":"2019-06-06T06:56:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T11:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=46560"},"modified":"2019-06-06T06:56:31","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T11:56:31","slug":"no-one-is-above-the-law-except-the-u-s-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=46560","title":{"rendered":"\u2018No One is Above the Law\u2019 (Except the U.S.A.)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/2019\/06\/05\/no-one-is-above-the-law-except-the-u-s-a\/\">\u2018No One is Above the Law\u2019 (Except the U.S.A.)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Julian Assange\u2019s Australian lawyer and a European human rights lawyer argue that the conduct of the U.S. regarding the\u00a0<em>WikiLeaks<\/em>\u00a0publisher blatantly disregards numerous laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>O<\/strong>n 11 April 2019, UK Prime Minister Theresa May informed that nation\u2019s Parliament about the arrest of Julian Assange and thanked the Ecuadorian government and Metropolitan Police for their actions and collaboration contributing to the&nbsp;<em>WikiLeaks&nbsp;<\/em>publisher\u2019s arrest and subsequent detention. In her statement, May said: \u201cThis goes to show that, in the United Kingdom, no one is above the Law.\u201d By making this statement, May was referring to Assange\u2019s actions relating to breaching bail and his arrest that day by the UK authorities, after Ecuador withdrew Assange\u2019s asylum claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, May\u2019s statement can be construed in a broader sense, in it that refers to the Law as a whole, including the fundamental rights that the UK must honor in accordance with international human rights standards. May\u2019s statement is accurate and true, no government or person should be above these laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Theresa_May-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Theresa_May-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29202\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>May: No one above law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keeping May\u2019s statement in mind, think about the fact that in her own backyard, on May 20 we had the extraordinary spectacle of U.S. law enforcement agencies being invited by Ecuador to walk into its Embassy and steal Assange\u2019s belongings. Four days later, the U.S. loaded up the indictment it had filed against Assange by adding seventeen additional U.S. charges including; espionage, criminal conspiracy and computer hacking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was to be expected that Assange\u2019s prosecution, extradition requests and other legal matters would be extraordinary. However, the cavalier disregard by the U.S., aided and abetted by Ecuador and the UK in the past month, is setting a truly dangerous precedent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018No One is Above the Law\u2019 (Except the U.S.A.) Julian Assange\u2019s Australian lawyer and a European human rights lawyer argue that the conduct of the U.S. regarding the\u00a0WikiLeaks\u00a0publisher blatantly disregards numerous laws. 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