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by MiroF 2365 days ago
It's not and the vast vast majority of those sentenced to under a year (even for skipping bail) are released in 2/3 time as per sentencing guidelines in the UK.

Unsure why so many people are invested in arguing that this is just the routine functioning of the law when it certainly isn't
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foldr 2365 days ago
>It's not and the vast vast majority of those sentenced to under a year (even for skipping bail) are released in 2/3 time as per sentencing guidelines in the UK.

He's already served his time. He's currently being detained prior to his extradition hearing:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49689167

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MiroF 2365 days ago
Exactly - so he is in jail for crimes he has not yet been tried for.

That was the exact point that the user sneak above was making.

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foldr 2365 days ago
>Exactly - so he is in jail for crimes he has not yet been tried for.

This is what happens to anyone who isn’t granted bail. Unless you are granted bail, you are kept in custody in the period between being charged with a crime and being tried for it.

As I mentioned above, it’s not difficult to see why Assange has not been granted bail in this instance. In fact, he didn’t even apply for bail.

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peteretep 2365 days ago
Just a note that you are doing sterling work here correcting the firehouse of falsehoods being deployed.
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