Two rallies for Julian Assange held in Brisbane

Photo: Jim McIlroy.

Two rallies were held in Brisbane on May 31 to support WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange following the British court decision to validate the extradition order, opening the way for him to be sent to Sweden, and probably from there to the US.

The rallies, organised by Brisbane WikiLeaks Defence, were held outside the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) office in the city at lunchtime and in the afternoon peak hour.

Protesters gathered in Ann Street, with placards reading, "Telling the truth is not a crime!" and holding signs with a series of facts about the Assange and WikiLeaks’ revelations.

The gatherings followed an all-night vigil outside DFAT to publicise the Assange case, and seek community support. For more information about the campaign, see justice4assange.com.


Comments

The Australian Government is hopeless in protecting Australians overseas....WHEN CAN WE GET A PETITION TO HAVE ECUADOR'S PRESIDENT ACCEPT HIM
I'll sign today

Dear sirs,

Extradition procedures in my country are decided upon by independent courts, in following orders: primary courts ( tingsrätt), sekondary courts ( hovrätt) and supreme court ( högsta domstolen ).
There is no governemental influence at all in the allegation procedures.
If the governement tried to influence the court that governement would be sacked within days.
Just lleke in Britain.
These are the fundamental laws which no governement can´t even tiptoe wihout breaking it´s neck.

Scandinavian barbarian

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