Julian Assange put in segregation unit as lawyers aim for bail (being given limited internet access)

[Turborama]

Source: The Guardian

Julian Assange, the editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, has been transferred to the segregation unit of Wandsworth prison where the authorities are planning to give him limited access to the internet, it emerged tonight.

Assange, the most famous inmate in the Victorian jail, met his legal team after being sent there on remand when he was refused bail on Tuesday. Sweden is seeking his extradition over allegations of sexual assault.

Assange is thought to have asked to be housed away from other prisoners, who had shown a high degree of interest in him after he arrived. A source said other inmates had been supportive of Assange, whom the US has accused of jeopardising its national security by releasing a flood of confidential diplomatic documents.

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His solicitor, Mark Stephens, said Assange was "quite chipper – he seemed to be bearing up". Assange was wearing a grey prison tracksuit because he did not have any of his own clothes. The decision by the judge to remand him in custody had taken the WikiLeaks founder and his lawyers by surprise, and he went to prison in the clothes he was wearing. Assange complained about the daytime TV, Stephens said, adding that "he doesn't have access to a computer, even without an internet connection, or to writing material. He's got some files but doesn't have any paper to write on and put them in."

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/09/julian-assange-wikileaks-wandsworth-segregation

[Raschel]

1. Somehow I don't think he'll be using the internet for any important purpose...

:rofl:

[rainy]

2. my exact thought...nt

[Fearless]

3. What could you possibly mean...

Surely they have a top notch system in place to limit his whereabouts on the Internet!

:rofl:

[hlthe2b]

4. Prison IT staff are surely capable of matching wits with Assange...

:sarcasm: yeah, sure they are. ;)

[Fearless]

5. Well they're probably still on AOL so all they'd need to do is pick up the phone...

Sneaky bastards!!

[hlthe2b]

6. LOL....

[christx30]

9. You shouldn't mock them

they might post horrible things about you on their GeoCities accounts. Or defriend you on Friendster.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

10. You guys seem pretty full of yourselves.

What's wrong with using Netscape? :rofl: Sorry couldn't help myself.

[Fearless]

13. +1

[Raschel]

18. Hilarious posts. Thanks for the laughs!

:hi:

[McCamy Taylor]

7. The banksters would probably pay some inmate big bucks to kill him.

[defendandprotect]

16. hmmm..... Hartmann has been repeating that he thinks the announced

"bank releases" were what trigged a lot of this reaction --

including the accounts being shut down --

pay pal/Visa, etal --

[Matilda]

8. Amazing ... all this security for a man who had sex without a condom.

How extraordinary!

:sarcasm:

[defendandprotect]

15. +10000% ... exactly ...

[kayakjohnny]

11. And he's like... "What?... I'm just checking my e-mail".

"Damn guys, lighten up".

[jmowreader]

12. Hang on for a second now...

Isn't putting Julian Assange in a jail with Internet access a little like imprisoning Al Capone in a liquor store?

[defendandprotect]

14. Glad to hear he's still alive and healthy -- but I'm sure US is obsessed with

using him to ensure that no one else ever does this --

and I hope the reverse happens!!

:evilgrin:

[glinda]

17. I don't like the thought of him being in a prison especially since the

Bank info might be released. I think he might be safer outside of it and back with a ton of journalists around him.