>He is, however, violating the conditions of his bail in the UK and I don't really see why we should offer any special dispensation just because he's been "hidi

>He is, however, violating the conditions of his bail in the UK and I don't really see why we should offer any special dispensation just because he's been "hiding out" for a long time. He is violating his bail conditions in the UK but I don't see how that's relevant here. Assanges goal isn't avoiding arrest, but extradition. >Anyone violating bail should expect to spend the rest of their life under threat of arrest and not assume they can make it go away by hiding out for a few years. I'm not entirely sure about the UK system on this but in most countries crimes expire.