Use the UN only when it suits them

[GastonJ]

The UK foreign secretary has branded as "ridiculous" a UN panel's ruling that Julian Assange be allowed to go free, as the Wikileaks founder demanded the decision be respected.
Mr Assange - who faces extradition to Sweden over a rape claim, which he denies - claimed asylum in London's Ecuadorean embassy in 2012.
The panel said he had been "arbitrarily detained" and should get compensation.
Philip Hammond rejected the decision, accusing Mr Assange of evading justice.
Mr Assange hailed it a "significant victory" and called the decision "binding", but the UK government said the report "changes nothing".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35504237

Whether I think he's a tw@ or not makes no differece, the UN has ruled the UK as being wrong. Shall we await the US invasion for teh UK not taking note of UN rulings? or does it just gi to prove that the politicians really are a bunch of two faced lying tw@s?

[bonus2010]

Well, the UN’s not in charge....it should be the UK government who decides or based on the relevant UK laws.... I hope when Mr Assange leaves the embassy where he’s been hiding like a big coward... is arrested by UK police and UK judge decides whether or not he should be extradited for the alleged crime in Sweden. That’s fair

[GastonJ]

I did say at the start of my comment that I do think he's a tw@, and that hasn't changed. Not saying it isn't... but how many times has a UK, and US, government used the UN as an excuse to go off and do what they want? Now they won't take notice of the UN.

I don't think he minds so much being extradited to Sweden (and he should be), but doesn't want to be extradited from Sweden to the US. Why can the Birtish government do what they do in such cases and seek assurance from Sweden that they won't extradite him to a country that has the death penalty in place? After all the trouble they can go to before extraditing someone like Abu Hamza.

[bonus2010]

Aye, I see where you're coming from... it's true, the only time UK or USA mention the UN is when they're agreeing with them....

[Meat-Head]

ON TOPIC:-

cant the svedish go to t' embassy and download him?

who paid for his food & council tax?

[GastonJ]

ON TOPIC:-

cant the svedish go to t' embassy and download him?

who paid for his food & council tax?

No, it's more costly and more of a headline grabber if the UK police stake out the embassy and it doesn't cost Sweden anything, just cost the UK taxpayer money instead. I guess that the UK and Sweden would rather do it that way so that they can then pack him off to the US to stand trial for telling the truth as to what the US and it's allies get up to. Just as the US and UK don't like Ed Snowden for telling the world what the spy agencies are up to.

[Meat-Head]

Oh dunno, here chew on this

https://mobile.twitter.com/Independent/status/696111330948993026

[GastonJ]

Yes, the law is there for the use of those that can afford it, everyone else has to obey it.

[ifred]

So MP with criminal records are according to House of commons FOI

There is a requirement to inform the House, if Members are arrested on
criminal charges, of the cause for which they are detained from their
service in Parliament. The House is also informed when a Member has been
committed to prison for a criminal offence. In such circumstances, the
Speaker would normally make an oral statement or lay a copy of the
letter on the Table. The Representation of the People Act 1981
disqualifies from membership of the House any serving Member detained
for any offence in the UK or the Republic of Ireland for more than a
year or detained indefinitely, and their seat becomes vacant.

so if they passed they can still vote and represent the people
they've been looking over the fence at the EU commission immunity rules!
definitely those that have and have not.

[DOUGALMCD]

In the words of some ~~~~ yesterday the un decision should be made by lawyers and such and not laymen. We all know how honest the lawyers are eh.......
Too many secrets and not enough transparency in the world. The powers that be are always trying to hide their failures and bad deeds so that we cannot judge them and make them accountable for what they have been up to. But it's okay for them to analyse and scrutinise and judge all of us through the web etc and all the cameras in the country that we have. Everyone deserves a fair trial if they are accused of something.

[GastonJ]

Well I do hear that Dave is wanting to let prisoners out to work during the week, and only lock them up at weekends. That would mean mp's wouldn't be stopped from doing their jobs (and claiming expenses of course) even if locked up for a year. There must be an announcement due soon about some 326 MPs being imprisoned, obviously innocent of course, but still able to represent their constituents....


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