cross talking julian assange i'm joined by my guest under walker in london he is a new york observer columnist and in los angeles we crossed he is a comedian a frequent guest on the jimmy door show and the young turks as well as host of his own streaming show get your news on with ron cross talk rules in effect that means he can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate i'll go to ron because you got up early as for this program and i much appreciate it i always do that i think . there's been a number of articles coming out one notable is by joe lauria at the consortium news that there are a number of politicians and even media outlets are taking a 2nd look after demonizing julian assange for so many years is this because they're beginning to wake up like you have and i have on our our platforms that there is this is an attack on freedom of speech or is this a cudgel they're using against donald trump and their perceived belief that donald trump is that war with the 1st amendment go ahead in los angeles. i think it's. more of the 1st explanation i think that you know when you

now it's important to note that julian a son just not an employee of the u.s. federal government he did not leak classified information rather classified information was leaked to him provided by sources and now he faces these criminal charges and these 17 new federal charges in the united states are just the light. in the ongoing saga surrounding wiki leaks julian a songe and other aspects of this ongoing case now the world is essentially watching to see what will happen next whether or not julian assad will be extradited to the united states in order to stand trial on these now 18 total federal charges facing up to 175 years in prison. the news of the united states filing more charges against julian assange has sparked reaction from journalists around the world many are calling it a blow against freedom of the press as they fear for the rights of journalists to publish sensitive information we can leak has condemned the additional charges calling it the end of reporting on national security where whistleblowers like edward snowden and animus so on have condem

go tooes julian assange the united states?> i i want to turn to an inteterview i i did with julian assange in 2012 in the ecuadorian embassy posted oh, this is when he was speaking on skype to us, when he talked himselelf about the espionage a. the n new interpretatioion of e espionage act that t the pentagn is trying to hammer in to the legal system m in which t the department of justice is complicit in, , would mean t thd of national security journism not onlyited states, the unitited states beususe the itentagon is trying to apply extrataterritorial it, why would it be the end of natioional security journalism? because the interpretation is if any documents that t the u.s. government claims to be classified is given to a journalist, who then makes any part of it public, that journalist has commimitted espionage and the person who gave them the m merial hass committed a crime, communicating with the enemy. journalist and publisher outside the country for having published this information. as michael rightly pointed out, what

the psalms a whistle blower as julian a song g.'s not so whistle as a journalist her arm she shares her lace sure right well i went to nobody else he was a genuinely. do you know me sad little results of caroline castles of lawyers you know how it's a dollars to be loaded with all that they said they said you can also pay off all the t.v. show in which you deny that julie in the songs is a whistleblower and then says he's a whistleblower we need to it's important for the viewers that we get the family all the job you know where is and out of the show the viewers are not going to go you. shouldn't have said so and i for i'm going to i'm going i'm going to lowers the i'm going to tell you the point the important points he said. the point was this the definition of a whistleblower is somebody within the organization who leaks documents for the good of the public the whistle blower i don't know zone i don't know that there's no i know you don't want to hear that it's no no no hey don't tell your parents don't filibuster on my program ok

lavelle the activity known as journalism is under assault and it didn't start with the trials of julian assange and wiki leaks once it was a noble act to report on the various activities of those in power now it is being criminalized free speech is now the privileged few. crosstalk in journalism i'm joined by my guest john white in edinburgh he's a political commentator and writer in london we have george galloway he's a former member of parliament broadcaster and writer also in london we have michael patchett joyce he is a barrister with place chambers specializing in european international law crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate i'm going to ask all three of you the same question from the very start here is journalism being criminalized george first in london yeah i think you're right there's a systemic problem it's not just about julian assange this is just the latest station for the cross on the via dolorosa heading to the final demise. of what's called freedom of expression here in this country and i think in other western c

journalism or are they on a collision here because there is a lot of questions i mean critics of julian assange and wiki leaks that they don't call me journalists they don't call weekly leaks the publisher. there's that's a very difficult legal question i suppose i mean people like myself have very strong opinions but from a your legal perspective how does it look to you go ahead. you're absolutely right there are lots of nice questions in this area but going back to the question that you posed is journalism being criminalized that's of very serious charge and one which i don't think is being made out it's right that there is always a tension between government who wants to keep certain aspects of government close to and journalism which wants to open those aspects of government that's why the press has historically been referred to as the fourth a state of the fourth a state from the legislature the executive and of course the judiciary so there is going to be a tension there always has been a tension and we need to be vigilant to make sure that the balance is maintained but in terms o

george first in london yeah i think you're right to pin there's a systemic problem it's not just about julian assange this is just the latest station for the cross on the via dolorosa heading to the final demise of what's called freedom of expression here in this country and i think in other western countries we have the chilling effect of monopoly on or ship of the so-called mainstream media the chilling effect of the state broadcaster of the b.b.c. the chilling effect of regulators like of com which regulates this program today for example the chilling effect of the new regulator of the internet the our press by the government's statement in the week supposedly to fight fake news but actually to enshrine fake news and along with ineluctably you might say the journalist profession going like sheep into the pen on the principle that you've got to go along to get along so i think we're in real trouble here in the west so far as freedom of expression is concerned ok michael in law. and you're obviously a legal expert you're a barrister i mean do you see that the law in the in the profession of

now it's important to note that julian a son just not an employee of the u.s. federal government he did not leak classified information rather classified information was leaked to him provided by sources and now he faces these criminal charges and these 17 new federal charges in the united states are just the latest in the ongoing saga surrounding wiki leaks julian a songe and other aspects of this ongoing case now the world is essentially watching to see what will happen next whether or not julian assad will be extradited to the united states in order to stand trial on these now 18 total federal charges facing up to 175 years in prison ok many thanks alan you'll correspondent with the latest some analysis now from all of them for us 2020 presidential hopeful all that is this i mean it's a huge story they said and i would imagine now must have implications for the u.s. press the question is is we can exist to live the songs she is he a journalist of a journalistic organization is freedom of press threat here. absolutely it is 100 percent under threat this is wh

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 that the u.k. government is taking part in that i don't have a lot of belief in the the authoritie

authorities fall 17 new charges against julian assange each carrying up to 10 years in jail. and emotional treason make goals of the day and social step down as conservative party leader on june 7th. i do so with no ill will but with enormous during gratitude to attach the opportunity to serve the country i know. that president trump announces he's sending another 1500 troops to the middle east as tensions with iran balance but the number is much lower than recent reports suggest. joining us this evening this is art. the decision by the u.s. justice department to slap julian a songs with 17 new charges has sparked the concern of media freedom groups. any government use of the espionage act to criminalize the receipts and publication of classified information poses a diet threat to journalists seeking to publish such information in the public interest irrespective of the justice department's assertion that the sun is not a journalist this is an extraordinary escalation of the trumpet ministrations attacks on journalists and a direct assault on the 1st amendment when a sound wa

breaking news this hour from london wiki leaks founder julian assange sentenced to fifty weeks in prison for. twenty. venezuela's opposition leader. calls for another day of government protests heavy clashes were reported on the country's. tuesday president nicolas maduro saves the government. also ahead. armageddon. may day with another wave of protests. which are already turning violent. every year churning in from rights around the globe this hour a warm welcome to moscow and to r.t. international my names you know. breaking news for you first this hour from london where wiki leaks founder julian assange has been sentenced to fifty. the weeks in prison for skipping bail in twenty twelve before he sought asylum in the ecuadorian embassy there he also faces a hearing tomorrow thursday on his possible extradition to the u.s. let's go live now authorities kate partridge in london kate after seven years holed up in the ecuadorian embassy events are escalating fast for julie massage bring us up to speed on today's developments. there you need yes indeed joining us on she has actually litera

now it's important to note that julian a son just not an employee of the u.s. federal government he did not leak classified information rather classified information was leaked to him provided by sources and now he faces these criminal charges and these 17 new federal charges in the united states are just the latest in the ongoing saga surrounding wiki leaks julian a songe and other aspects of this ongoing case now the world is essentially watching to see what will happen next whether or not julian assad will be extradited to the united states in order to stand trial on these now 18 total federal charges facing up to 175 years in prison. but he makes has condemned the additional charges calling it the end to flip or sing on national security activist sun journalists including edward snowden and the reporters committee for freedom of the press have also criticized the new charges to not saying there was not. attack on press freedom when i'm joined by david swanson journalist and radio host to discuss this but i missed it once and great to have you on the program

wiki leaks founder julian assange has been sentenced in britain to fifty weeks in prison for skipping bail back in twenty twelve with today's developments here's are to use a park route speaking outside site war crimes court in central. julian assange was sentenced to fifty weeks in prison for breaching his bell conditions set in twenty twelve the judge there debra taylor she said that the case was particularly serious and merited almost the full sentence which would have been a year she rejected the claims by his defense that she should ask or give him leave me and say due to the fact he did already spent seven years in the ecuadorian embassy or while he was given the sentence julian assange or she was impassive standing there in the dark but his supporters up in the public gallery chanted shame on you as the sentence was passed julian assange his sentence for seeking and receiving asylum is twice as much as the sentencing guidelines the so-called speed boat killer convicted of manslaughter was only sentenced to six months for failing to appear in court during the song should be in t

authorities have until mid june to expand that charge against julian assange right now and the u.s. extradition request for asylum states that he's wanted for conspiracy to have a government computer but which he and the legal team are up if he can stand it that could get more serious once they trawl through julian assange computers and hard drives now we are waiting for signs that this is an in-joke this operation is going to be under way today so far we haven't spoke today anyone going in or out of the embassy but the journalists are here waiting for it to happen and also julian assange just support is gathering here as well i think many of them want to see this happening with their own eyes. when it will be we don't know but to proceed. will come straight back sure i don't miss that all right polly london thanks for now so picking up on what polly was saying as ecuador continues to divorce itself from julian the sons it looks like it's going to rekindle its friendship with the united states both countries have signed a new agreement which will bring them closer on a number of eco

julian assange is currently being held in a julian assange is currently being held inajail julian assangey being held in a jail in london. the authorities in sweden also want to question him about a rape allegation. he is expected to fight both extradition attempts. but the man who once courted publicity even as he claimed asylum inside an embassy knows that finding refuge this time might prove rather more difficult. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. the indian prime minister narendra modi has won a second 5—year term in a landslide election victory. the contest had seen his hindu bjp party set against a broadly secular opposition. the vote was widely seen as a referendum on mr modi's nationalist policies. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidya nathan has the latest. narendra modi, india's strongman, has retained his grip on power. back for a second term, the boy who sold tea has grown into one of the world's most powerful men. translation: it's the people who have won. i dedicate this victory humbly to the citizens of this country. i only have one emotion to express — long live mo

they cut off communication in the last year with the new government of lenny maria not julian assange jaws basically isolated and communicated that was the start of trying to break him down in order to force him out of his own wheel which failed. didn't have internet he didn't have access to telephone he didn't have access to visitors apart from his lawyers you know us can attest to that because even i wasn't able to do was he says he's last year. at the embassy so. they tried to breaking down they failed and they need to bring. their side undoes wind alleging behavior the relationship between julian assange and the diplomatic stuff and the other minister of all the quadrillions was very respectful very respectful from him towards us and from us towards him always and the un was special rapporteur was supposed to visit him out there could or in embassy special repertoire on turks i was to go and visit your son and his asylum was ended before that visit was able to take place probably because they knew that the conditions were so appalling as we said. that there would be a very negativ

department of justice has announced 17 more charges against julian no songs the new indictment claims the wiki leaks co-founder revealed the names of people working for the u.s. government's putting their lives at risk here's artie's kellogg more pain with all . now there are new federal criminal charges being filed against julian assad in addition to the initial charge of conspiracy to commit computer untrue we now have 17 new counts including the 1917 aspi and. at this point there is a total of 18 criminal charges against julian a songe each of the new charges carries up to 10 years in prison the a total amount of time julian assad could spend behind bars if convicted to be 175 years this is some of what is the in the indictment a federal grand jury returned an 18 count superseding indictment today charging julian p. songe 47 the founder of wiki leaks with offenses that relate to his songes alleged role in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the united states the superseding indictment alleges that a songe was complicit with chelsea manning a f

regarding julian assange who was supposedly protected by acquittal so that shows you the kind of. their cooperation between the court and they call the government with the americans in order to hand over julian i saw your replacement in london on the show the your former media partners the guardian which is arguably more exercised about rape cases as channel four news just tell me about the reader information request that the italian journalists have on your merits. revealed to. us she had received three or four investigations which freedom of information requests both. the crown prosecution service in the u.k. and the prosecuting authority in sweden was able to put together a correspondence between the two in that we found that paul close was instead of acting as a c.p.s. should have which was british crown prosecution service and this is a time that gear stramash other director secretaries instead of them acting media as a conduit in order to progress the swedens case which was almost a non case because they had refused to challenge your d. and. was actually giving strategic and

tuning in from a warm welcome to the program our top story a united nations expert on torture said julian assange is being subjected to cruel and degrading treatment and that several democratic. states that's a quote are trying to break the whistle blowers will the comments come after the special report tour visited the wiki leaks founder in london's belmarsh prison where he's currently incarcerated and reportedly extremely unwell artie's going underground spoke to niles melzer the full interview on saturday julie said that physical consequences clearly from not being able to access all medical care for several years the much more serious aspect is how he has been mentally ill the most easily affected by the extremely hostile and increasingly arbitrary environment she has that exposed street for several years so here he really shows all the symptoms that are typical for a person that has been exposed to. psychological torture with the u.n. official are coming into criticism for those comments artie's done will hawkins told me how deep the controversy could run. reports on the remarks by t

authorities on wiki leaks we spoke to wiki leaks editor in chief christian reference and straight after julian assange journey 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 the events and politics and i'm afraid that the u.k. government is taking part in that i don't have a lot of belief in the the authorities here or the branches of government but we will fight on and we believe that the general public is starting to see how serious this is and they will pressure their politicians to pressure their government to actually take part and take a stand take a stand for julian assange and we should especially remember that we are heading into tomorrow which is the world press freedom day. take a day joining me now as we get exam bastard joseph harrell and former ecuadorian consul in london fidel nowheres who worked at the london embassy for six of the seven years the julian assange was under detention there welcome to both of you fidel and joseph void when we get to the sun should we leaks appealing to th

assange julian assange anjan his legal team have said that the reason that he had to seek asylum in the ecuadorian embassy was because he was wanted in sweden for questioning over these alleged sexual assault allegations which julian assange to this team member who weighs said is just precut for a u.s. extradition request that he spent seven years inside that embassy last month his relationship with his ecuadorian hosts broke down to the extent that he was dragged out of the ecuadorian embassy in london he was arrested by british police and he was slapped with this u.s. extradition request that is now being well mulled over and the courts here in truest on style as with anything to do with the wiki leaks founder it's attracted the media circus it's attracted many of his very vocal supporters to come here to trouble with getting a courtroom large enough to fit members of the public and his supporters and all the journalists that are so interested in following this case truly innocent if you can be pursued by the u.s. authorities or even extradited over to the u.s. for something that

with julian one small is the betrayal of. these. things belong to julian assange and he doesn't give him any admission. would just wonder if the u.k. has reached. the intent to commit a crime you can take a call saying there's police officers coming and going all day as we're watching both the entrance is the main entrance to the embassy but there's also a back exit which there's no traffic now so i can show you but there's a police van there and a police officer walking past a side exit i straight to the full month consul the ecuadorian consul here in london who said he was actually dismissed by the new leadership when lenin miranda came to power because of his support for julian assange which is illegal these abuses what's happening is basically stealing things from a person who cannot defend himself. talked to today. not obliged to. take the things straight away today. today goodbye the front door. basically wait until there's no coming to us now today marks the start of this formal process of handing a verizon just things as for

supporter all of which is the main story today of course because everything from wiki leaks founder julian the songes near 7 year stay in the ecuadorian embassy in london is to be handed to us prosecutors today i didn't include an electronic equipment legal papers even medical records the ecuadorian government agreed to turn over any documents and materials used by during that time to both british and u.s. authorities as we say coleman who is the kids a longtime friend as well of julian assange told us search may come as a blow to the whistleblowers legal case. disgraceful way for an independent sovereign nation to behave but that's what they're doing i don't know exactly what they want to find but they're going to get an awful lot they're going to get. judy and legal notes from the legal meetings what should have been private legal meetings that is held in the embassy obviously i think that's of great concern to those who are preparing to fight is actually in case here i think that the 7 years that julian spent in the embassy of war very hard on him he's an incredibly resilient person by

so i said julian about a month before he was arrested in march it was breached because the ecuadorian embassy locked me in a room because julian refused just admit to a full body search and didn't why are our conversation to be monitored. so his health it seemed like he was losing weight he he was in good spirits and he was feisty and he was fighting but he he didn't seem necessarily like himself and i know that it's been kind of declining for a while now it is very very different than when i visited him the 1st time which was over a year ago and you can kind of see it progressively getting worse and i know you in touch with his team about his treatments in prison currently i know he's in a medical wing at the moment about mark prison but you kept in touch with what he's going through that. yeah i've been speaking to lawyers and other people who are in touch with them but there's not that much more information than what people are already know we don't really know exactly what's going on other than the fact that he's been losing weight and. the u.n. is concerned that julian assange ha

be surprised by any event when it comes to julian assange and this ready case. this was something that we were praising as for it. is this a good prosecutor will know is. it a case of the premier literary investigation into an allegation julian assange has always been ready and willing to cooperate with the swedish investigation throughout the years and i assume that he will welcome this opportunity to ready clear his name and. get this matter over ready and done with. and what are these grounds for the allegations do you know if any evidence has been provided by the authorities. well it so happens that. which is very unusual in the case with sweden and. most other countries that the documents pertaining to the investigation have been leaked out from the sweetest police or the prosecutor's office so it's a readily away level to people online so everybody can basically take a look and know that and. have not come to some include conclusion whether it's fair to categorize and use that word rape in the what is described there we know from text messages that. came f

washington announcers seventeen no charges on the wiki leaks co-founder julian songs if convicted he faces up to ten years in jail on each count journalists and activists around the world are condemning the additional charges against astonished by the united states as a an assault on press freedom. hidden dangers the report claims hundreds of household items sold in the e.u. which contain harmful chemicals. five more years the world's biggest election seems that sees the incumbent prime minister handed another time in india we look at whether the perceived elite next of its closest rival to turn off to voters. a very warm welcome you watching r.t. international with me nikki aaron. the u.s. department of justice has announced seventeen more charges against julian a song a new indictment claims that wiki leaks co-founder revealed the names of people working for the u.s. government putting their lives at risk his artie's kind of more and more. now there are new federal criminal charges being filed against julian assad in addition to the initial charge of conspiracy to commit computer a

all chant: free julian assange!lian assange‘s very vocal supporters believe he is as much a journalist as a campaigner. members of wikileaks claim the new indictment breaches their us‘s first amendment, the constitutional right to a free press, and they point to what mr assange has hoped to expose. including this video of a us military helicopter firing at civillians in iraq in 2007, killing at least ten people. the former us army intelligence analyst chelsea manning, who's already served seven years in prison for leaking information to wikileaks, was jailed again last week, specifically for refusing to testify against assange. i will not co—operate with this or any other grand jury, so it doesn't matter what it is or what the case is, i'm just not going to comply or co—operate. julian assange is currently being held in a jail in london. the authorities in sweden also want to question him about a rape allegation. he is expected to fight both extradition attempts. but the man who once courted publicity even as he cla

action pours in for media freedom groups as us will far at least fall seventeen new charges against julian a song each carrying up to ten years in jail. an emotional two reason may cause it a day announcing she will step down as conservative party leader on june seventh. i do so with no ill will but with enormous and during gratitude to part of the opportunity to serve the country i love. president trump announces he's sending another one thousand five hundred troops to the middle east tensions with iran the amount but the number is much lower than recent reports suggest. a very warm welcome me watching r.t. international with meaning. the decision by the u.s. justice department to slap julian a songs with seventeen new challenges has sparked a concern of media freedom groups. any government use of the espionage act to criminalize the receipts and publication of classified information poses a diet threat to journalists seeking to publish such information in the public interest irrespective of the justice department's assertion that the sun is not a journalist this is an extraordinary escal

in which the leaks co-founder julian assange attends a court hearing in the u.k. on whether he should be extradited to the u.s. . are broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our team international and sean thomas glad to have you with. the u.s. attorney general has refused to appear before the house judiciary committee to testify on his handling of the report into alleged to trump russia collusion some are now saying william barr should be held in contempt of congress. it's failed the men and women of the department of justice by placing the needs of the president over the ferry administration of justice and yes we will have no choice but to move quickly to hold the attorney general in contempt if you still to negotiate in good faith mr barr's moment of accountability will come soon enough and i think that probably to my important to note that it was pointed out that at this point the department of justice has made a less redacted version of bob miller's report of vailable to top democrats but these top congressional congressional democrats navl are p

prosecutors in sweden request arrest warrant for julian after reopening a rape investigation. continues to divorce itself from the wiki leaks founder. all his possessions. prosecutors. had on the program a leaked document raises questions about the global chemical weapons watchdogs assessment of. the syrian city of. conservations at the scene of the 2 locations suggest that there is a high probability. that those 2 locations rather than being delivered from. government corruption scandal politicians across the european union gain momentum to their own party. around the clock across the world this is r.t. international from the team myself you know neal hello and welcome the top story swedish prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant for wiki leaks founder julian assange after they reopened a rape case against them last week the ecuadorian embassy in london meanwhile has started handing over the whistleblowers possessions to u.s. authorities who are also seeking extradition breaking down the latest developments . today is the start of these sort of formal proceedings whereby

ok to another one of today's big stories wiki leaks founder julian assange has been sentenced in britain to fifty weeks in prison for skipping bail back in twenty let's go live now to our kate partridge who's outside crown court in central london kate julian assange just legal team spoke to reporters a little we caught some of it what they have to say. hello there union yes as you say we here at side saw that crown court while earlier an hour or so ago julian assange was sentenced to fifty weeks in prison for breaching his bell conditions set in twenty twelve the charge that deborah deborah taylor she said that the case was particularly serious and merited almost the full sentence which would have been and also highlighted the fact that the whole duty in a song but cost the british taxpayer sixteen million pounds she rejected the claims by his defense that he should. give you levy and see due to the fact he'd already spent seven years in the ecuadorian embassy while he was given the sentence judy in a song if he was impassive standing there in the dock. but his supporters up in the publi

things belong to julian assange and he doesn't give him any admission. that. if the u.k. has reached. the intent to commit a crime. so you can take a. police officer is coming and going all day as we're watching both the entrance is the main entrance to the embassy but there's also a back exit which there's no traffic now so i can show you but there's a police van there and a police officer walking past a side exit i straight to the full month. the ecuadorian consul here in london he said he was actually dismissed by the new leadership when lenin miranda came to power because of his support for julian a son. illegally these abuses what is happening is basically stealing things from a person who cannot defend. talked to today. not obliged to. take the thing straight away today. today. by the front door. basically. as for the money shot that picture potentially about salinger's computer being taken out and handed over to u.s. prost prosecutors are just taken out well according to the former console that i spoke to that he says that after video agency courts astonished being

your conclusion is a little traded soon julian assange. line. it seems there can be a fine line between love and hate and it may be that line was drawn in could all remember see in london. syrian government is denying rebel reports that chemical weapons were used in a recent attack in the western coast a little earlier province the reports came as the syrian army advances a retaking main highways and. out of incivility the government branded the reports as a fabrication insisting that syria has chemical weapons before and will not use them now adding that it will not stop its battle against terrorism. few days ago early document raised questions about the global chemical weapons watchdogs report on last year's chemical attack in the city of duma just 10 kilometers from the capital back then blaming assad's forces the u.s. britain and france carried out our strikes against syrian government cities. is yet to respond to a request for comment because the donald has the background. we saw petrified children. we listened to the righteous indignation

swedish prosecutors seek an arrest warrant for julian assange they're reopening a rape investigation and setting the stage for an extradition tussle with the u.s. . league document raises questions about the global chemical weapons watchdogs assessment of last year's chemical attack in the syrian city of duma. observations of the scene of the 2 locations suggested there is a higher probability that both cylinders were money pledged to locations rather than being delivered from aircraft. and is austria's coalition government collapses over a corruption scandal politicians across the you opinion in gaining momentum to denounce their own anti establishment costumes. it's 8 o'clock here in moscow and you're watching out international line from our studio with me welcome to the program. swedish prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant for wiki leaks founder julian assange after they reopened a rape case against him last week the ecuadorian embassy in london meanwhile has started handing over the whistleblowers possessions to u.s. authorities who are also seeking his extradition breaki

prosecutors in sweden have requested a wrist warrant for wiki leaks founder julian this orange it comes just a week after they decided to reopen a rape case against him everything from his new 7 years in the ecuadorian embassy in london is to be hounded to u.s. prosecutors later is where we crossed. a lot of factors at play today what's happening where you are. look i'm standing outside london's ecuadorian embassy i didn't think i'd be back here so soon because you know songe isn't here he's serving out his 50 week sentence for skipping bail back in 2012 when he 1st came in here in prison but to his things that are still here in his legal team say that they haven't had access to any of them ever since julian assange was dragged out of the embassy against his will last month when ecuadorian authorities allowed british police to come in and arrest a song and today is the start of these sort of formal proceedings whereby ecuador hands over someone just personal possessions in order for u.s. prosecutors to get their hands on them it's expected that there's 2 police officers and a prosecutor