Mike Pompeo summoned by Spanish court to explain alleged U.S. plot to assassinate Julian Assange

[onthedarkside]

 

Mike Pompeo, former Secretary of State under President Donald Trump, has been summoned by a Spanish court to explain an alleged US government plot to assassinate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to ABC Spain.

 

The alleged plot was first revealed by Yahoo News in September, which reported that senior CIA and Trump administration officials discussed possibly kidnapping or killing Assange after being angered by Wikileaks' publication of sensitive CIA hacking tools.

 

The discussions took place "at the highest levels" of the Trump administration, a former senior counterintelligence official told the outlet, with officials even requesting "sketches" or "options" for how to assassinate Assange.

 

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mike-pompeo-summoned-by-court-to-explain-alleged-us-government-plot-to-assassinate-julian-assange-say-spanish-media-reports/ar-AAY4BZb

 

 

[Jerno]

Whether we agree or disagree with the summons or the alleged plot, surely he doesn't have to comply. Spain has no legal jurisdiction on any foreign citizen who is not in Spain.  Extradition to Spain for a summons is not possible.

[ozimoron]

1 minute ago, Jerno said:

Whether we agree or disagree with the summons or the alleged plot, surely he doesn't have to comply. Spain has no legal jurisdiction on any foreign citizen who is not in Spain.  Extradition to Spain for a summons is not possible.

interpol red list

[onthedarkside]

25 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

interpol red list

 

They have been asked to appear in the Spanish court in June and can testify via videoconference, according to the outlet.

 

Pompeo is yet to comment on the case and confirm whether he will appear in court.

[Credo]

Why on God's green earth would he comply?  Those in the Trump administration don't even respond to a subpoena in their own country.  I am pretty sure they would consider Spain's request to be a joke.   

 

[bendejo]

For years word has been going around that Pompeo is a man of ambition, meaning the White House.  Next year, when the comers start lining up for the 2024 primaries the right-wing gladiators will be going in for the kill (figuratively speaking) against each other.  He could use this to bolster his tough guy cred.

 

During the 45 administration I had the impression they wanted Assange extradited to the US so that they could make use of his expertise.  Again.

 

 

[SunnyinBangrak]

Pompeo's weight loss is the seventh wonder of the world, he makes Adele look frumpy. Hope he did it by choice and effort and not through sickness.

 

It's a disgrace how Assange has been treated by both countries, although he sounds like such a horrible person abusing his cat and throwing his brown deliveries around his room and shouting at maids etc. Wonder if its true or propaganda?

[ozimoron]

8 hours ago, Credo said:

Why on God's green earth would he comply?  Those in the Trump administration don't even respond to a subpoena in their own country.  I am pretty sure they would consider Spain's request to be a joke.   

 

The joke would be Pompeo not being able to travel outside the US until he complies with a subpoena if they issue a red list notice.

[billd766]

12 hours ago, ozimoron said:

interpol red list

On what grounds? That only works IF the person has been found guilty in a court of law that actually has/had jurisdiction over him.

 

As he is not in Spain, nor gone to court, nor been found guilty, how can he be put on an Interpol Red list?

[ozimoron]

17 minutes ago, billd766 said:

On what grounds? That only works IF the person has been found guilty in a court of law that actually has/had jurisdiction over him.

 

As he is not in Spain, nor gone to court, nor been found guilty, how can he be put on an Interpol Red list?

rubbish, they can be served if a person is wanted for prosecution.

[GroveHillWanderer]

33 minutes ago, billd766 said:

On what grounds? That only works IF the person has been found guilty in a court of law that actually has/had jurisdiction over him.

As @ozimoronsays, that's just not true.

 

According to the Interpol website:

 

Quote

Red Notices are issued for fugitives wanted either for prosecution or to serve a sentence.

About Red Notices

 

Now of course, Pompeo falls into neither of these categories as far as Spain goes, so he couldn't be the subject of a Red Notice, but the fact remains that a person doesn't have to have been found guilty of a crime to have a Red Notice issued for them.

Edited June 5, 2022 by GroveHillWanderer

[billd766]

3 hours ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

As @ozimoronsays, that's just not true.

 

According to the Interpol website:

 

About Red Notices

 

Now of course, Pompeo falls into neither of these categories as far as Spain goes, so he couldn't be the subject of a Red Notice, but the fact remains that a person doesn't have to have been found guilty of a crime to have a Red Notice issued for them.

My apologies. I didn't know that.

 

https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/Red-Notices#:~:text=A Red Notice is a,surrender%2C or similar legal action.

 

There is more in the link.

 

In 2021, INTERPOL issued 10,776 Red Notices.
Who are the subjects of Red Notices?
Red Notices are issued for fugitives wanted either for prosecution or to serve a sentence. This follows judicial proceedings in the country issuing the request. This is not always the home country of the individual, but the country where the crime was committed.

When a person is sought for prosecution, they have not been convicted and should be considered innocent until proven guilty. A person sought to serve a sentence means they have been found guilty by a court in the issuing country.

What checks are done before a Red Notice is issued?
Every Red Notice request is checked by a specialised task force to ensure it is compliant with our rules. This review takes into account information available at the time of publication.

Whenever new and relevant information is brought to the attention of the General Secretariat after a Red Notice has been issued, the task force re-examines the case.

[ballpoint]

Spain managed to get Pinochet held under house arrest in London for a year and a half after calling for his extradition to face a court - despite his not being convicted of any crime, and not being a citizen of either country, before he was released by the spineless British government.  Should Pompeo travel to a third country having an extradition treaty with Spain the same thing could very well happen to him, though hopefully with a better ending.

[Credo]

1 hour ago, ballpoint said:

Spain managed to get Pinochet held under house arrest in London for a year and a half after calling for his extradition to face a court - despite his not being convicted of any crime, and not being a citizen of either country, before he was released by the spineless British government.  Should Pompeo travel to a third country having an extradition treaty with Spain the same thing could very well happen to him, though hopefully with a better ending.

If you hold him anywhere you would be doing the US and the world a favor.

 

[GroveHillWanderer]

On 6/5/2022 at 8:31 PM, ballpoint said:

Spain managed to get Pinochet held under house arrest in London for a year and a half after calling for his extradition to face a court - despite his not being convicted of any crime, and not being a citizen of either country, before he was released by the spineless British government.  Should Pompeo travel to a third country having an extradition treaty with Spain the same thing could very well happen to him, though hopefully with a better ending.

But again, while not convicted of a crime, Pinochet was wanted in relation to a crime the Spanish wanted to prosecute him for.

 

Pompeo is only being "summoned to explain" to a Spanish court. So basically, just as a witness. There's no allegation of a crime, as far as I can tell. I don't think he can be subject to extradition just to provide evidence. 

Edited June 8, 2022 by GroveHillWanderer