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JULIAN ASSANGE'S NEW ZEALAND LAWYER CRAIG TUCK: "IT'S A TRAIN WRECK" - PRESS RELEASE

JULIAN ASSANGE'S NEW ZEALAND LAWYER CRAIG TUCK: "IT'S A TRAIN WRECK" - PRESS RELEASE

In what is turning out to be a train wreck of arbitrary decision making by authorities, an Ecuadorean judge authorised the seizure of Julian’s belongings, so that US prosecutors could help themselves to items including manuscripts, legal papers, medical records and electronic equipment. Tuck describes the situation as utterly bizarre.

ISIS, THE RULE OF LAW & THE DEATH PENALTY IN IRAQ

ISIS, THE RULE OF LAW & THE DEATH PENALTY IN IRAQ

Iraq’s post-invasion government is attempting to ‘do justice’ behind a paper-thin rule of law. The clearest evidence of this is that courts are handing down death sentences after trials lasting only 10 minutes.