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> I don't see how UK is doing something illegal Threats of storming into an embassy is not illegal? http://www.reuters.com/article/us-wikileaks-assange-ecuado

by fungos 11y ago

> I don't see how UK is doing something illegal Threats of storming into an embassy is not illegal? http://www.reuters.com/article/us-wikileaks-assange-ecuador-idUSBRE87E16N20120816 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-wikileaks-assange-ecuador-... Or threats to arrest him inside an diplomatic transport? Or even threats to ignore any diplomatic immunity at all? Nothing illegal here it seems.

acqq 11y ago
> threats to ignore any diplomatic immunity at all? I agree with you that it is an obvious pressure by the state, the question remains how is that technically illegal and how is he technically "arbitrarily detained." I'm looking forward to read the details tomorrow, or something more that you know even now. I also find it good that Ecuador remained firm, because otherwise the claim would be that Ecuador agreed to what was demanded (as in UK saying "we've just made threats but haven't done anything else"), so there would be no chance even to consider if something is legal or not.
peteretep 11y ago
You seem to misunderstand diplomatic immunity. Host countries are well within their rights to evict diplomats.
- fungos 11y ago
  Evict is not arrest though.
  - peteretep 11y ago
    Conveniently Assange doesn't have diplomatic immunity, and you can't be retroactively granted it against the host's wishes.
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