3 ms·
First, he hasn't been charged. Second, he faces the threat of extradition and execution if he answers the call to be questioned on Swedish soil. Third, the UK h
by yankyou 10y ago
First, he hasn't been charged. Second, he faces the threat of extradition and execution if he answers the call to be questioned on Swedish soil. Third, the UK has spent millions each year to make sure he doesn't get away.
- redthrowaway 10y ago>he faces the threat of extradition and execution if he answers the call to be questioned on Swedish soil. A threat that he, and only he, has elucidated. There's no extradition request in place, and Sweden isn't actually a banana republic whereby the government can order the courts to approve an extradition request. >Third, the UK has spent millions each year to make sure he doesn't get away. Well, yes. He's a wanted man. You generally don't want to let those slip.
- gotofritz 10y agoCome on, I'm not a fan of Assange either, but it's perfectly realistic to believe he'll be syphoned off to the US if he steps out of that embassy