> His "crime" would be no crime at all in every other country. One of the requirements of extradition treaties is that the person is accused of something that'

> His "crime" would be no crime at all in every other country. One of the requirements of extradition treaties is that the person is accused of something that's a crime in both countries. Assanges lawyers argued in the UK High and Supreme Courts that what he wanted for wasn't a crime in the UK. They lost. It's the opinion of the UK courts that what Assange is accused of, would count as a crime in the UK.