justice system the u.k. courts get on with their job and decide this case for themselves in the meantime here's how we can leaks representatives have described the sergeant's treatment over the last year. last year in the ecuadorian embassy it was extremely taxing they caught his communications internet telephone calls and visits and they were spying on him they treated him in what in my opinion was an extremely sadistic manner and all of that waves on somebody is held naturally. a muslim else has also raised his concerns over a songes potential extradition to the united states where he now of course faces an additional 7 teams charges from the u.s. prosecutors relating to the charge of espionage a much more serious one to the previous charge of computer hacking this means he could potentially if extradited have tried and found guilty face decades if not life behind bars so this case really has no end in sight and as the cases the vellum of course as attracted increasingly strong controversy from all sides all floa

following the arrest of sandra sentenced early this month to 15 weeks in prison by u.k. court. back in 2012 wiki leaks found resources are facing the possibility of the extradition to america save washington accuses the whistleblower of conspiring to hack a government computer a charge which could land in 5 years in prison. or get reaction to the story the top of the next headlines then as well as well as the latest news from around the world. this in petersburg international economic forum is a unique event in today's business world. over the last 21 years the forum has become a leading global platform for discussing the key economic issues facing russia emerging markets the world thousands of business community members attend a forum to address today's vital issues. watch our special forum coverage on r.t. . in 2040 you know bloody revolution 2 to clear the demonstrations going from being relatively peaceful political protests to be creasing the violent revolution is always spontaneous or is it still or here i mean your list put video through me in the new bill is out of the

point to the breaking of this comes shortly after julian assange views extradition pace in the u.k. court was postponed view through ill health his lawyers stating he is unable to even hold a functional conversation the swedish authorities on their part have refused to postpone a hearing ruling on is that the. n. is a percentage despite calls from lawyers and human rights organizations so it's clear he faces mounting legal pressure here from all sides mr meltzer also expressed concerns about the potential for his extradition to the united states where he of course faces 17 new charges from u.s. prosecutors relating to the more serious allegation of espionage as opposed to simply computer hacking these allegations would draw a month's link the a prison sentence we're talking many decades perhaps even life behind bars so really there is no end in sight for the case of julian asylums as this has dragged on it's certainly drawn emotions and control to see from all sides ranging from the florida keys legal experts and human rights organizations to of course the wider journalist community whist

u.k. now because the front runner in the race to become britain's next prime minister boris johnson is to face a court trial over allegations he lied to the public jury in the original bricks that referendum campaign 3 years ago now mr johnson then claimed that the u.k. sent $440000000.00 per week to the e.u. but opponents who've crowd funded to launch the prosecution say that number was false and misleading paul brennan reports from london. that's the big red bricks it for us and it's $350000000.00 pound slogan had an enormous impact on the bracks it campaign and boris johnson embraced enthusiast tickly sometimes even embellishing it why we said 10 pounds a year in debt to brussels but the battle bus claim that britain sent $350000000.00 pounds that's approximately $440000000.00 a week to brussels was demonstrably false as johnson continued to use the figure through to 2017 even earning himself a rebuke from the u.k. statistics orthorexic see what we could do with another 300000000. of the money needed to launch a private prosecution was crowd funded by campaign a marcus ball whose case alleges that

in the u.k. courts, we've seen a similar type of bias. the same day he was dragged out of the embassy after more than six years, hehe was pulled into the u.k. court and given reportedly less than 15 miminuts with hisis defenense lawyer to prepare a defense. then in a very short hearing, was convicted for bail violation . the judge even insulted him as bebeing a n narcissist who cannt get beyond himself. now as a lawyer having worked at court myself, i cannot imagine how a judge could come to such a conclusion when the defendant did not say anything else in that hearingng that "i plead not guilty." i believe we have to take a step back and look at these proceedings, how they have been conducted, and come to our own conclusions that these are fair. we also have to take a s step bk and look at the whole narrative of suspected rapists, scratchsts, hacker and the surface a little bit and see what is below their. when i was first approached by his defense team seeking intection for my mandate december last year, i was elected to do so, because

emeritus alan dershowitz on thanks for coming on the show what do you make of julian songe in a u.k. court tomorrow via video link on extradition charges to the united states for violating the espionage act i think the united states government made a foolish tactical blunder by indicting him and in the espionage act merely publishing material that was classified and stolen by others had they maintained their original indictment for helping to break into a password and helping to steal classified information i think the extradition would be open and shut and britain would under the tree extradite but now they raise the problem whether this prosecution whether it's prosecution there could not occur in great britain whether it's a prosecution that great britain. in its discretion would prefer not to be part of so i think they made it harder to extradite by this 2nd indictment which was utterly unnecessary they could have given him a one sentence if he had been convicted under the 1st indictment so why did they go forward with the 2nd one a foolish mistake or in fact part of a grand conspiracy

he is bringing a legal case against saudi arabia in u.k. courts.elieve a saudi operator sent him text messages pegasusicious links to spyware developed by an israeli company. a friend told me there are too many dissidents that have been hacked into and i should get my phone check. surprise surprise, i was in fact hacked. reporter: he hired lawyers to look at the phone. three malicious text messages containing links. reporter: his satire is on youtube, videos often critical of the saudi really -- saudi royal family. they have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times. he says his social media accounts were attacked before, and last september he was verbally and physically abused by two men in central london. we contacted the kingdom of saudi arabia for their response to the allegations, that is -- but as of yet we have had no answer. the israeli company did not want to comment but said, nso develops products lyse and exclusively to government intelligent and law enforcement agencies to investigate the activities of terrorists and criminals. nso doe

everyone as events in their foreign secretary are saying it's a matter for the courts indeed the u.k. courts crisp own songs these extradition hearing due to his poor health is noise stating he was unable to even hold a functional conversation due to the state of anxiety he was in the swedish courts have refused to postpone a hearing in absentia on those muscles charges that suit in a song faces that despite appeals from lawyers and human rights officials this is how wiki leaks describes what has been going on with the songs over the last few weeks. last year in the ecuadorian embassy it was extremely taxing they cut off his communications internet telephone calls and visits and they were spying on me and they treated him in what in my opinion is an extremely sadistic manner and all of that weighs on somebody is held naturally. now mr boult says raise the grave concerns of a science being extradited to the u.s. where of course he now faces an additional 17 charges from u.s. person prosecutors. in relation to espionage originally he was charged with simply conspiring to hack computers which c

about how his u.k. court proceedings of julian assange will go down in british legal and constitutional history and from wiki leaks one time part of the guardian one of the world's greatest cartoonist steve bell on the life of attacking power. plus a week of electoral victories and mainstream vilification by jeremy corbyn does the prime minister agree with her secretary of state that it's the policies of this government that is meant in one of the richest countries on this earth food banks and now handing out fourteen million meals a year to people some of whom are in work who simply haven't got enough to eat all the more coming up in today's going underground the first straight to this week's alleged attacks by british authorities on wiki leaks we spoke to wiki leaks chief christian reference and straight after julian assange u.k. jail was considered for extradition to the usa the empire is now striking back and it's not on the basis of of of law it's on the basis of the events and politics and i'm afraid th

emeritus alan dershowitz alan thanks for coming on the show what do you make of julia sanch in the u.k. court. tomorrow via video link on extradition charges to the united states for violating the as binoche act i think the united states government made a foolish tactical blunder by indicting him under the espionage act merely publishing material that was classified and stolen by others had they maintained their original indictment for helping to break into a password and helping to stay.

a u.k. court has postponed an extradition hearing for julian assange now after the health of the wiki leaks founder sharply worsened in london's belmarsh prison and he was placed under medical supervision police boyko has more for us. the extradition hearing isn't taking place any longer to the sound was actually meant to be here in person he was meant to pen via video link but he's not even well enough to appear via video link 10 minutes on she's been moved to the hospital wing old belmarsh prison that's up to a maximum security prison where he serving as a steamy eccentrics biscuit and he went into the ecuadorian embassy back in 2012 and went to the trading range from sun about the face of his health to take a listen to what we know is that there was a push from the the medical board of belmont the fact that they did this and it may put him on the world speaks speaks plenty and that's how you know being in a higher security mike's a maximum security prison is difficult for anyone but julian spen

about how when his u.k. court proceedings. will go down in british legal and constitutional history from wiki leaks one time part of the guardian one of the world's greatest cartoonist steve bell on a life of attacking power plus a week of electoral victories and mainstream vilification by jeremy corbyn does the prime minister agree with her secretary of state that it's the policies of this government that is meant in one of the richest countries on this earth food banks and now handing out fourteen million meals a year to people some of whom are in work who simply haven't got enough to eat all the more coming up in today's going underground the first straight to this week's alleged attacks by british authorities on wiki leaks we spoke to wiki leaks chief christian reference and straight after julian assange u.k. jail was considered for extradition to the usa the empire is now striking back and it's not on the basis of of law it's on the basis of events and politics and i'm afraid that the u.k. government is taking part in tha

international from the team and myself hello welcome to our top story u.k. court postponed extradition hearing for julian assange after the wiki leaks funders health sharply deteriorated in london's belmarsh prison and he was subsequently placed under medical supervision. following the story throughout the day for us. event taking place. to appear via video link 10 minutes on she's been moved to the hall so it's a wing all belmarsh prison that's up to a maximum security prison where serving as a steamy eccentric specific detail and he went into the ecuadorian embassy back in 2012 and went to a whole range. about the face of his health to take a listen to what we know is that there was a push from the the medical board of. the fact that they did this and that may put him on the board speaks speaks penta and so you know being in a higher security max a maximum security prison is difficult for anyone but julian spent 7 years confined in the ecuadorian embassy before but without medical treatment without hospital medical treatment so he's gone in other words states th

every hour of the day is r t international my name's you know hello and welcome to our top story a u.k. court postponed extradition hearing. after the health of the wiki leaks founder sharply worsened in london's belmarsh prison and he was then placed under medical supervision. brings us more. the extradition hearing isn't taking place any longer to the sound was actually meant to be here in person he was meant to pair via video link but he's not even well enough to appear via video link 10 minutes on has been moved to the hospital waiting all belmarsh prison that's up to a maximum security prison where 7 out of 53 eccentric specific details that he went into the ecuadorian embassy back in 2012 and wiki leaks a whole range from some about the face of his health to take a listen to what we know is that there was a push from the the medical board of. the fact that they did this and that may put him on the world speaks speaks penta and so you know being in a higher security mikes a maximum security prison is difficult for anyone but 4 julian spent 7 years confined in the ecuadorian embassy befor

you was for a bit and i did work on larry loves battle against extradition which we won and the u.k. courts do have a sense of independence. on controversial cases not to say there's an easy fight that awaits julian but it's certainly not a hopeless case now what's going to happen tomorrow is going to be a short hearing julian appears by video link but they'll be no substantial discussion about the extradition itself i don't think we're more sort of setting dates for the lawyers to submit paperwork is actually going to be quite a while i think before we have like the actual extradition hearing in lowry's case it took about a year for the first proper extradition hearing to have to take place and i think that's a good guideline in some ways the issues in julian's case more complicated because they're not really come up for a long time we're talking about arguing up political extraditions which is you know in a way. the original objection to extradition institution but it's not one that comes up in court very much on the how does it affect the mix when when sweden enters the conversation beca

businesses, and workers, to obey laws made by the choices of the 27 other member states, gives the u.k. courts the right to override united kingdom act of parliament's undermines the constitutional status of northern ireland, and thereby undermines our national interest. i have you repeatedly and again today said that what you're doing with the withdrawal agreement is in the national interest. in most obviously is not. prime minister may: you said at the beginning of your question, upset so i just have that i want to delete -- to leave the european union that i should get on with it. i have been trying to get on with it. i voted three times for withdrawal agreement that would have enabled us to ratify that so that we could leave the european union. repeat that had the first meaningful book on through the we could have gotten the they just laois and three and been out already. i do not accept the description that you have given as the position the united kingdom will proposedlowing the future relationship that we are negotiating. i could go through the specific issues if you like, but it's not

u.k.'s next prime minister has been ordered to courts over allegations he minds of the public during the bricks at referendum campaign boris johnson claimed that the u.k. sent 400 $40000000.00 a week to the e.u. its opponents say the number was false and misleading or brand reports from london that the big red bricks it fastened its $350000000.00 pound slogan had an enormous impact on the bracks it campaign and paris johnson embraced it enthusiastically sometimes even embellishing it why we said $10000000000.00 pounds a year in debt to brussels but the battle bus claim that britain sent $350000000.00 pounds that's approximately $440000000.00 a week to brussels was demonstrably false as johnson continued to use the figure through to 2017 even earning himself a rebuke from the u.k. statistics so far to see what we could do with another 300000000 if. the money needed to launch a private prosecution was crowd funded by campaign a marcus ball whose case alleges that johnson's claims had been irresponsible and dishonest amounting to misconduct in a public office johnson's lawyers denied the allegatio

before to get after all my life is in the one bringing a legal case against saudi arabia in the u.k. courts investigators believe a saudi operator sent him text messages with malicious links to pegasus spyware developed by the israeli company and so i think attempted by a. friend. and he told me this is dead there are too many. has been hacked into should get my phone checked. that i was in fact it had both my phones there was one citizen lab with the investigators hired by condoms lawyers to look at the phone he found 3. text messages containing links that when clicked on resulted to mainz associated with n.s.a.'s infrastructure. around him broadcast his satire on you tube his videos often critical of the saudi royal family have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times he says his social media accounts have been hacked before and last september he was verbal and physically abused by 2000000 central london we have contacted the london embassy of the kingdom of saudi arabia here for their response to these allegations but as of yet an email and several phone calls have had no answer. the i

majority vote of the other 27 member states going on for years without our involvement, give the u.k. courts the right to override united kingdom acts of parliament, undermines the constitutional status of northern ireland, and thereby undermines our national interest. why do you repeatedly and again today say that what you are doing in the withdrawal agreement is in our national interest? it most obviously is not. prime minister may: you said at the beginning of your question that i said as i just have that i wanted to leave the european union. you thought i should get on with it. i have been trying to get on with it. i voted three times now for the withdrawal agreement that would nable us to ratify that. i repeat, the first meaningful vote gone through we could have gotten the legislation through and be out already. i do not accept description that you have given as the positions the united kingdom will be in. following the basis of the withdrawal agreement and future proposed fuhr relationship we are negotiating. we'll be negotiating with the european union. i could go through the specifi

majority vote of the other 27 member states, going on for years without our involvement, giving the u.k. courts the right to override united kingdom axle parliament, undermining northern ireland, and thereby undermines our national interest? again today you say, what you are doing in the individual agreement is international interest, it most obviously is not. p.m. may: you said at the beginning that i said as i have that i wanted to leave the european union and you thought i should begin -- and if i should get on with it. i have been trying, i have voted three times to ratify the withdrawal agreement so we can leave the european union. and i repeat that had the first vote gone through we could have been out already. accept thei do not description you have given as the position that the united kingdom will be in following -- on the basis of the withdrawal agreement and the future, proposed future relationship we are negotiating, will also take place with the european union. and i could go through the specific issues, but it is not the case. it is very clear that is not the case that we will see

before to get after all my life is in the phone is bringing a legal case against saudi arabia in the u.k. courts investigators believe saudi operators sent him text messages with malicious links to pegasus spyware developed by the israeli company and also i think attempted by a. friend. and he told me this is their. has been hacked into should get my phone checked. i was infected both my phones there was one citizen lab with the investigators hyde park adams lawyers to look at the phone he found 3. text messages containing links that when clicked on resulted to me associated with n.s.a.'s infrastructure. around you tube his videos often critical of the saudi royal family have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times he says his social media accounts have been hacked before and last september he was verbal and physically abused by 2000000 central london we have contacted the london embassy of the kingdom of saudi arabia here for their response to these allegations but as of yet and several phone calls have had no answer. these ready tech company didn't want to comment on the case but did say an

u.k. the court takes a closer look at what it all means for the whistleblower. the stakes are now much higher for imprisoned wiki leaks founder julian assange on 17 new charges by a notoriously anti whistleblower court and potentially up to 175 years in prison this new batch of accusations falls under the espionage act used to convict spies and detractors during the 1st world war the indictments legal ease of taining and disclosure of sensitive government information which often just means exposing government wrongdoings is lighting a fire under stablish when american journalists since after all they're doing it to this is to put it bluntly wrong unconstitutional and downright tyrannical this is a pretty aggressive new move by the justice department a big deal here for a 1st amendment advocates the government is now trying to assert this brand new right to criminally prosecute people for publishing secret stuff and newspapers and magazines and investigative journalists and all sorts of different entities publish secret stuff all the time that is the bread and bu

u.k. the international court of justice looked at this came up with a decision $13.00 to $1.00 that said this was totally illegal the fact of what the u.k. did in the 1960 s. and its ongoing position with regard to the change or silence the u.k. says that was just an advisory opinion and it's not going to take notice so what's happened now is moorish with the support of the rest of the african group has decided to bring this to the u.n. general assembly and there i think we're going to almost certainly and i think the u.k. is already resigned to it going to see the u.k. with a humiliating defeat will they even manage to get in double figures on their side when the vote is cast that's a question people are asking here and we're very difficult question for the u.k. and also the us which is still using the space and what are the legal implications of this vote james where where did where would the case go from here. well the question of the moral issue and the legal issue the u.k. is saying that this was just an advisory opinion and saying that they're treaty with the u.s. is binding and it's a

u.k. government have participated fully you know court proceedings presented its case but its arguments were rejected now the u.k. government rejects the findings of the court and says that it will return the islands at some point in the future when they're no longer needed it so what's next now it's a turn for the un general assembly to make its move and act on the advice it has been given by the i.c.j. here on twitter abdul says there will be consequences the u.k. is already struggling internationally and this will leave it floundering an isolated robin are you hopeful that the un can can fix s. well of course i am. in the beautiful advisory ruling paragraph $171.00 the judges the court put the onus on the un general assembly to fix the mobility is over which the islands are going to be returned and the flag goes over they're going to be resettled in the let's fire up one of the in 80 the quote save this is an obligation on all the states to do it sure and that's over it is returned to returns i got a letter where very into the show how long is that going to take iraq but the us or the u.k

u.k. has previously ignored an international court of justice ruling the islands and been in the guinea taken from militias. now it was once an industrial giant in the u.k. and now with the latest sign of growing uncertainty over brags that british steel has collapsed but in thousands of jobs at risk loans me has more from london. exactly a year ago british steel produced this corporate film glamorizing what goes on inside its plants in sky. high quality tailored to manufacturing the sort of thing the u.k. used to be feigned for all over the world. one year on the accountants of moved in british steel has collapsed putting some $25000.00 jobs in direct jeopardy the government it seems was unwilling to provide just $30000000.00 pounds or $40000000.00 to keep it afloat the opposition cannot believe it but also mr speaker want to express on behalf of the labor party might outrage that the government is again failed steel industry putting $5000.00 jobs at risk in british steel 20000 more in the supply chain this government has failed those people the government will work closely with the official

and a u.k. court has sentenced wiki leaks founder julian assange to fifteen weeks in prison for breaching his bail conditions in twenty twelve songs took refuge in ecuador is london embassy to avoid extradition to sweden on rape allegations he was arrested last month after ecuador withdrew his asylum status. coming up next on d w our environment show eco africa we'll see how young people are getting creative and tackling air pollution and going on and how scientists are working to save africa's largest lake that's in just a few minutes on. e-coli africa the town under stress no sunni let me take you to summon. me to defund for a bit to justify it as the first move one made a condition of climate change and industrialization have battered barney in senegal on a web documentary shows how local people have been affected. next to. nothing out of the gym well i guess sometimes i am but most end up in whichever research i mean thinks deep into the german culture of looking at the stereotypes aquatics that i

u.k. and the usa is very very plain the legal position it's gone through the court an advisory opinion and certainly marie the african union others saying that that means the u.k. needs to do a deal with the us and get out of there straight away the u.k. those say that this is a non-binding advisory ruling of the international court of justice which is the highest court in the un system and they also say that the u.k. has a treaty with the u.s. to keep that base going until 2036 or into james bays our diplomatic editor there at the un james thank you. all right let's go back to our top story now the anger in nature against last month's election results and subsequent protests florence joins us on the phone now from the capital jakarta florence so just bring us up to date with what's been happening with the protests. also law school day on wednesday the protest. really following a similar path as what happened that. day protesters like 2 different sides in the capital jakarta throwing. fire was. responding and after a while they responded by firing tear gas to try some of the protesters dow

u.k. had secret at least one of the islands diego garcia to the u.s. to use as a military base international court of justice issued an opinion earlier this year urging the u.k. to hand over the territory to militias which claims sovereign tree over diplomatic editor james bays joins us live from the u.n. james out how significant this is vote what does it mean on the ground. well it's significant because i think it will show the overwhelming whip will of all the nations of the united nations because that's what the general assembly is effectively the u.n. xp parliament we're expecting a vote pretty soon the delegate of botswana is speaking now lots of nations have queued up to say what they think about this there are 3 more after botswana before we actually get to the vote and what is telling of all of those that have spoken so far all apart from the u.k. and the u.s. are backing a ruling in february by the international court of justice that said the ukase ownership of the change or silence was illegal that what the u.s. did at the end of the 1960 s. well beyond when it has given back most of it

court in the u.k.has sentenced wiki leaks founder julian assange to fifty eight weeks in prison for breaching his bail conditions and twenty twelve took refuge in ecuador london embassy to avoid extradition to sweden on allegations of rape and sexual. was arrested last month after the withdrawal is a softer side. because of arbitration for sport has rejected an appeal by a link victor cha concussive manuf after she challenge the international law classic federation showing some testosterone levels in female athletes the ruling means the south african star will have to take the drugs to lower the testosterone levels if she wishes to compete. coming up next here on day w. made in germany looks at integrating migrants into the workplace i'll be back at the top. of the deck. to. more than just earning a living work promotes integration. workers are active independent and taking are consistent. but how did foreigners or people with disabilities join the workforce. we asked them. to learn about the difficult

u.k. kept hold of these islands the international court of justice has ruled that this is a legal now at the u.n. general assembly has had its say and yet the u.k. and u.s. say they will continue to use the base that's there on the islands the base of diego garcia there is a treaty between the 2 countries that runs until 2036 the shaders islanders simply say they want to return to their home their best hope now i think is the very unpredictable crucible that is british politics prospects it because the leader of the opposition in the u.k. jeremy corbyn says he would apply the international court of justice ruling if he was prime minister and hand the islands back to those who originally come from that . the current administration wants to increase tariffs on chinese imports by another $300000000000.00 the treasury secretary says the duties could be imposed within a month and that the government is studying the possible impact on consumers earlier this month president trump raise tariffs on $200000000000.00 worth of chinese imports from 10 to 25 percent beijing then retaliated by increasing t

u.k. or the u.s. are going to abide by this they're simply saying that they don't get going to agree with what was an advisory judgment by the international court of justice and they're referring to a binding treaty between the u.k. and the u.s. u.s. keeping this base going for many many more years to come here that's been put in point to make jamie because i was going to say even if even though the vote was overwhelming to have the islands but the big quest there is whether or not this is legally binding and clearly it's not. no but there is one thing that i think the show's islanders will be looking at and that sexually what you've been talking about just a few moments ago and that is the situation very and unpredictable situation in u.k. politics because you can't really predict 10 minutes ahead in u.k. politics right now and it's worth telling you of all those political figures floating around in the u.k. post breaks it one of the most important ones is the leader of the opposition the head of the labor party jeremy called and he says that he would if prime minister hand the islands back james thank you it's been another violent evening in

u.k. from a supreme court in the high court and all the parliamentary debates and just searching the searching researching and sadly in the corporate media they're no longer prepared to put the kind of resources into investigative journalism that's required to get that depth of knowledge and understanding of the subject i should say you know i was horrified by the things i discovered myself and by just how macchiavelli and that the machinations of the british government have been well that of course as a bit of stablish for the there is c.j. but of other things with potential criticism or isn't that a criticism that people would make many of us were colleagues perhaps you'll look at every issue and always assume the worst of the authorities or the american authorities i mean take the recent activities the sport of julian assange which is that another save to the arc of might there not be something in the in the view that willingly or unwillingly of the wiki leaks process has been used to to undermine as opposed to consultative the moccasin on the 1st question i don't think i i inevitably take