A New York court ruled that a former Spanish military officer illegally surveilled people visiting the activist at the Ecuadorian embassy in London

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More coverage on the case Kunstler vs CIA:

CIA Loses Bid to Throw Out Lawsuit for Violating Rights of Julian Assange’s Visitors at Ecuadorean Embassy: Case Sets Stage for Exposing CIA Clandestine Surveillance of Attorneys and Journalists https://www.laprogressive.com/law-and-the-justice-system/cia-slammed-for-violating-rights

Judge Rules Assange Visitors May Sue CIA For Allegedly Violating Privacy https://thedissenter.org/judge-assange-visitors-may-sue-cia-for-spying/

I’m personally not convinced that el-pais got the headline right unfortunately, unless they know something other journalists covering the case don’t…

    • davel [he/him]@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I wouldn’t go so far as to say they’re as unhinged, but they’ll blame anyone for their failures—even if they have to invent them—than ever look in the mirror.