Interpol issues 'red notice' for arrest of WikiLeaks' Julian Assange

[News_Editor]

Interpol issues 'red notice' for arrest of WikiLeaks' Julian Assange

2010-12-01 08:11:52 GMT+7 (ICT)

LYON, FRANCE (BNO NEWS) -- Interpol on Wednesday issued a 'red notice' for Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, pursuant to a provisional arrest request in Sweden over rape and sexual molestation charges.

An Interpol's red notice is not an international arrest warrant. It is more a list of people wanted by national jurisdictions or the International Criminal Tribunals. A red notice intends to assist national police forces in identifying or locating those individuals wanted for arrest or extradition.

The red notices allow the warrant to be circulating worldwide with the request that the wanted person be arrested and extradited. Sweden issued an arrest warrant against 39-year-old Assange in order to seek assistance from other countries to arrest the Wikileaks founder.

Interpol issued the red notice just a couple of days after Assange, through his website, released approximately 250,000 top secret or classified documents that caused severe criticism worldwide. The United States, the most affected nation by the release, launched a criminal investigation on the matter.

The red notice was issued as Assange is accused in Stockholm on rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion charges. The incident involves two women he met and had sexual relations with them in Sweden in August. He was first accused on August 21 but charges were dropped quickly.

However, on September 1, the investigation into the rape allegations were reopened after suspicions that a crime was committed. Assange has denied the allegations on multiple occasions and added he had been told to expect dirty tricks from the Pentagon, including sex traps to ruin his reputation.

Assange's whereabouts are currently unknown, will have much more troubles to make international travels due to Interpol's red notice. He recently appealed for the second time the Swedish arrest warrant against him.

-- © BNO News All rights reserved 2010-12-01

[timekeeper]

its a mystery to me why Interpol can do this on a trumped up sexual charge financed by the USA to try to shut him up but cannot do the same for Thaksin, an already convicted criminal and main financier of the terrorist red revolutionary forces

[Ulysses G.]

A long sentence for espionage in a Marine Brig would be well deserved by Mr Assange.

[onnut]

its a mystery to me why Interpol can do this on a trumped up sexual charge financed by the USA to try to shut him up but cannot do the same for Thaksin, an already convicted criminal and main financier of the terrorist red revolutionary forces

Maybe something to do with the fact the red shirts have not upset the US Government.

[gennisis]

A long sentence for espionage in a Marine Brig would be well deserved by Mr Assange.

WHY GENERAL????

Just for giving us the inside lowdown on America's conceited views on the rest of humanity????

[TAWP]

A long sentence for espionage in a Marine Brig would be well deserved by Mr Assange.

Whistle-blowers are protected by state-law and possibly even by federal law.

The organization did not request the specific info, they where given it.

[gotlost]

its a mystery to me why Interpol can do this on a trumped up sexual charge financed by the USA to try to shut him up but cannot do the same for Thaksin, an already convicted criminal and main financier of the terrorist red revolutionary forces

Simple. The Thai government never gave interpol the formal request that is required by international law for Mr. T.

[Mario2008]

1 post and a reply to it deleted for propagating violence.

[siampolee]

Assange has denied the allegations on multiple occasions and added he had been told to expect dirty tricks from the Pentagon, including sex traps to ruin his reputation.

Ah indeed the typical governmental American ruse employed yet again.

[geriatrickid]

Ok, look, the sex charges are not fabricated by the US government. Mr. Assange may or may not be responsible for sexual misconduct. We all know that a day doesn't go by when a man doesn't sexually molest a woman, or a woman doesn't make an allegation that might be unreasonable. This is what happens in our world. The Swedish government is not the lackey for the USA. The last thing the USA needs now is a martyr. The Interpol notice is a result of Mr. Assange's refusal to discuss the allegations with the Swedish police. If Mr. Assange is the victim of false charges they can be dealt with as there will be thousands of lawyers ready to take his case pro bono.

Read up on Julian. He's a etxtbook computer hacker with a chip on his shoulder. Absent daddy and all that psychological mumbo jumbo. There is a strong possibility he misbehaved, as his character profile fits the charges. That being said, he is innocent until proven guilty and all he needs to do is to talk to the Swedes to close the case.

[elcent]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqtIafdoH_g

SPEECHLESS?

this is from the advicer to the Canadian premier Harper

Prof. Tom Flanigan a American born living in Canada

[LaoPo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqtIafdoH_g

SPEECHLESS?

this is from the advicer to the Canadian premier Harper

Prof. Tom Flanigan a American born living in Canada

Hmmm...I don't know if he really was serious or joking when he said that; he was kind of smiling/laughing but he should be more careful in such a high position saying such things.

Not very wise from a professor.

LaoPo

Edited December 1, 2010 by LaoPo

[rizla]

The Bush syndrom is alive and well.....all hail the yanks...i did not have sexual relations with that woman (it works for some..should be his plea)...Grrrr

[Ulysses G.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqtIafdoH_g

SPEECHLESS?

this is from the advicer to the Canadian premier Harper

Prof. Tom Flanigan a American born living in Canada

Hmmm...I don't know if he really was serious or joking when he said that; he was kind of smiling/laughing but he should be more careful in such a high position saying such things.

Speak softly, but carry a big stick.

[LaoPo]

The whole of Europe (don't know about the rest of the world) is flabbergasted why someone, accused of sexual assault, is listed on the Interpol List and to be put in seclusion, after his arrest, without having the possibility to talk to a lawyer.

It never happened before that someone is put on the Interpol list, being accused of sexual assault in another country and in this case Sweden.

Mr. Assange has offered to cooperate with the Swedish prosecution on many occasions but to no avail.

This case is going to be huge and even much larger than anyone can anticipate at this very moment, much to the embarrassement of many Governments.

Assange exposed criminal acts by several Governments but at the same time those Governments are hunting him down now. Once more we're being treated as children and lied upon by some of our Governments.

It looks like Interpol is being used by some very powerful forces...

But, he can't be stopped anymore since there is a large group, behind Assange, who will publish many more documents in the coming months.

The only way out ffor Assange is to publish more and more documents since he fears for his life and the more he publishes, the less chance there is that he will have an "accident"...

There are even shocking documents which can prove criminal acts by some very large banks.

If published it will bring those banks down and will shock the financial world.

It's about time the world citizens learn about the disgisting behavior of our various Governments.

The only way to stop WikiLeaks is to shut down the entire WW Web...

To be continued and we'll learn more from the Swedish documentary in due time.

LaoPo

[LaoPo]

WikiLeaks founder appeals Swedish arrest order

STOCKHOLM | Wed Dec 1, 2010 9:41am EST

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Julian Assange, the Australian founder of whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, has appealed a Swedish arrest warrant for alleged sexual crimes, the country's High Court said on Wednesday.

Assange has denied the allegations of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion which led to the Swedish arrest warrant.

His appeal against the arrest order was lodged with the High Court on Tuesday by his lawyer Bjorn Hurtig.

The former computer hacker is at the center of a global controversy after WikiLeaks released more than 250,000 cables at the weekend, exposing the inner workings of U.S. diplomacy and including brutally candid assessments of world leaders.

"Julian Assange demands that the High Court, after issuing a leave to appeal, changes the appeal court's decision and immediately overturns the decision to detain Julian Assange," the document said.

On Tuesday, international police agency Interpol issued a red notice for Assange. This allows arrest warrants issued by national authorities to be circulated to other countries. Interpol's website said anyone with information on Assange, 39, should contact their national or local police.

Assange's whereabouts are not known.

Continues here:

http://www.reuters.c...opnewsafternoon

LaoPo

[LaoPo]

Wikileaks: Russia branded 'mafia state' in recent cable

Latest leaked US cables question how close the Kremlin is to organised crime

A senior Spanish prosecutor told the US Embassy in Madrid that Russia, Belarus and Chechnya had become virtual "mafia states", new disclosures of classified material by Wikileaks show.

A cable also questions whether Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is implicated in the Russian mafia.

Another reveals that a powerful Ukrainian businessman told US officials he had ties to Russian organised crime.

The documents are among hundreds being released by the whistle-blower website.

On Wednesday the US online shopping giant Amazon reportedly blocked Wikileaks from its servers - a move welcomed by US officials.

Access to Wikileaks' homepage was sporadic on Wednesday. The website had been using Amazon servers since its Swedish-based servers came under cyber-attack twice earlier this week.

Continues here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk...canada-11893886

LaoPo

[SweeneyAgonistes]

Nice to see the Canadians getting in on the state-sponsored murder ticket. I guess they're just trying to impress dad. Talking of which, I see the incoming chair of the Homeland Security Committee is calling for Wikileaks to be listed as a terrorist organisation. So the yanks are at least now clear that 'terrorist' simply means 'people who do shit we don't like'.

Edited December 1, 2010 by SweeneyAgonistes

[Ulysses G.]

Update 6 p.m. PT Monday: White House press secretary Robert Gibbs today said: "WikiLeaks and people that disseminate information to people like this are criminals, first and foremost. And I think that needs to be clear."

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20023941-38.html#ixzz16uNAIsPG

Julian Assange should be tried as a spy - not a terrorist - and just because one man thinks otherwise does not an official policy make.

[ajarnmark]

its a mystery to me why Interpol can do this on a trumped up sexual charge financed by the USA to try to shut him up but cannot do the same for Thaksin, an already convicted criminal and main financier of the terrorist red revolutionary forces

Because Thaksin is NOT on CIA's payroll, but this guy is...

WikiLeaks is a monkey business and a very bad attempt by USA to divide the world by using propaganda, just like it was done in WWII...

[SweeneyAgonistes]

^^ No, it's obviously not official policy but this is not someone standing with a placard on a street-corner - it's a figure at the heart of the establishment and who represents the - for want of a better word - thinking of a significant slice of that nation and who is trying to make it official policy.

But rather than the ludicrous, puffed up indignation about 'endangering life' - really, do these people have no shame? Can they really not see the depth of hypocrisy in that - perhaps these murderous swine might instead engage in just a little self-reflection.

[LaoPo]

Update 6 p.m. PT Monday: White House press secretary Robert Gibbs today said: "WikiLeaks and people that disseminate information to people like this are criminals, first and foremost. And I think that needs to be clear."

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20023941-38.html#ixzz16uNAIsPG

Julian Assange should be tried as a spy - not a terrorist - and just because one man thinks otherwise does not an official policy make.

And on what grounds Mr. Prosecutor ?

Because he is a whistleblower who exposed dirty criminal acts by Governments and their armies in the videos and documents sent to WikiLeaks ?

The world should be grateful to such people since they are the only ones informing the audience how dirty Governments play their wars.

They cheat, they lie, they're the criminals who should be prosecuted, not the whistleblowers.

That Mr. Assange is now hunted shows exactly how dirty they are and how much they have to hide.

If there was nothing wrong with the WikiLeaks documents why hunt him down?

The fact that, in America's case, 2,5 to 3 million people had access to the leaked documents from the US Embassies show there's something seriously wrong within their own system, not with WikiLeaks.

I just watched a film/documentary, produced by and also in Israel/Russia/France about the Russian/Israeli Mafia: Thieves By Law; produced by Alexander Gentelev, a story about 3 Russian gangsters, making Tony Soprano look like a Choir boy.

Also very nice chaps, showing how dirty Governments, worldwide, are working together with so many low lives and covering up their crimes....

http://www.trailerad...-by-law/trailer

LaoPo

[Ulysses G.]

^^ No, it's obviously not official policy but this is not someone standing with a placard on a street-corner - it's a figure at the heart of the establishment and who represents the - for want of a better word - thinking of a significant slice of that nation and who is trying to make it official policy.

It is called free speech. You seem to have no problem with that when it comes to Islamic hate groups, rogue nations and terrorists.

But really, do these people have no shame? Can they really not see the depth of hypocrisy in that - perhaps these murderous swine might instead engage in just a little self-reflection.

Islamic hate groups, rogue nations and terrorists or those that support and enable their activities?

Edited December 2, 2010 by Ulysses G.

[Ulysses G.]

Update 6 p.m. PT Monday: White House press secretary Robert Gibbs today said: "WikiLeaks and people that disseminate information to people like this are criminals, first and foremost. And I think that needs to be clear."

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20023941-38.html#ixzz16uNAIsPG

Julian Assange should be tried as a spy - not a terrorist - and just because one man thinks otherwise does not an official policy make.

And on what grounds Mr. Prosecutor ?

Disseminating stolen government documents that could cause damage to a lot of people for a start.

[LaoPo]

SPIEGEL ONLINE INTERNATIONAL

The US Embassy Dispatches - a WORLD WIDE MAP:

http://www.spiegel.de/flash/flash-24861.html Takes time to load !

WikiLeaks Diplomatic Cables:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/topic/wikileaks_diplomatic_cables/

LaoPo

[SweeneyAgonistes]

It is called free speech. You seem to have no problem with that when it comes to Islamic hate groups, rogue nations and terrorists.

No problem with what? Freedom of speech? I don't. Objecting to what someone says is not the same as objecting to their right to say it - since when was saying 'you're wrong' equivalent to saying 'shut up'? And if it is, you're as guilty as anyone else. But more importantly, if someone at the heart of the state - any state - starts calling organisations terrorist because they are committed - possibly wrongly, but committed nevertheless - to freedom of information, I don't think I'm the one endangering free speech, do you?

Islamic hate groups, rogue nations and terrorists?

What does that mean? Not being a flag-waving reactionary, I'm afraid I don't understand your cryptic shorthand.

[LaoPo]

According to various news sources:

Since Wednesday Nov 1, late, WikiLeaks is not accessible anmore from Europe and the USA.

According to AP it could be that Amazon.com is no longer hosting WikiLeaks.

Note: I had no problem whatsoever to get easy access to WikiLeaks.org; within a split second. Just 2 minutes ago.

LaoPo

Edited December 2, 2010 by LaoPo

[Ulysses G.]

I don't think I'm the one endangering free speech, do you?

Yes, because of the radical groups and causes that you excuse and justify, I certainly do.

[geriatrickid]

Lost in this discussion is that fact that the documents released were confidential and personal.

How would someone feel if his/her personal emails were released? There has been an infringement of privacy. The documents were obtained by an illegal act.

That's the underlying issue, although none of the people hailing the release of the documents wants to acknowledge that issue. Look at it from another way. Mr. X is not well liked in the neighbourhood. There are rumours about that Mr. X is a pervert and that he looks at porn. Some of it is quite brutal. The porn is viewed through legit sources and there is no evidence of illegal porn such as kiddie porn. However, Mr. Z says, I don't like this guy so I'm going to expose him and undertakes to access Mr. X's home computer. He enlists the assistance of Mrs. W, the cleaning lady that has been entrusted by Mr. X to have access to his home. One day, Mrs. W goes and accesses Mr. X's hard drive and downloads all sorts of personal information including emails and Mr. X's collection of S&M porn. Mrs. W hands it over to Mr. Z that then releases the information so that anyone that corresponded with Mr. X is implicated. Is this scenario fair? Is it legal? Is it right?

If you applaud this theft of data, then what will you say when someone steals your personal information?

[LaoPo]

Lost in this discussion is that fact that the documents released were confidential and personal.

How would someone feel if his/her personal emails were released? There has been an infringement of privacy. The documents were obtained by an illegal act.

That's the underlying issue, although none of the people hailing the release of the documents wants to acknowledge that issue.

If documents are qualified as confidential and personal but accessible by at least 2,5 to 3 million people, one can hardly qualify those documents as confidential anymore.

And, if those documents and videos revealed serious criminal acts by Governments it's about time the people in the world should learn about their own criminal Governments, whether they are Russian, French, Israeli, German, American, Chinese or North Korean Governments or any other country for that matter.

We cannot tolerate any cover up for these criminal actions and illegal acts (as you described) by those same Governments, paid for by our own money.

We have to start learning that we're fooled and lied upon, over and over again.

If people want to expose criminal acts by Iran for instance, why not from your own Government ?

Time to put hypocrisy aside.

LaoPo