The dramatic opening day of Assange’s extradition hearing saw U.S. shift from espionage to its superseding indictment as Vanessa Baraitser rejected a defense bid to excise the evidence and adjourn the case to January.
Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria presents a live 10-minute report every night during the extradition hearing. Here is his recap of the first day’s dramatic events.
A new documentary by Juan Passarelli can be seen here on Consortium News, followed by a panel discussion with Passarelli, director Ken Loach and filmmaker Suzie Gilbert.
Julian Assange’s defense team asked for a possible delay until next week in a procedural hearing after the United States introduced a superseding indictment to the court.