The "extradite to a laxer jurisdiction so you can re-extradite to the real destination" idea is fun, but the legal system doesn't allow it. Under EU law, if As

The "extradite to a laxer jurisdiction so you can re-extradite to the real destination" idea is fun, but the legal system doesn't allow it. Under EU law, if Assange was extradited from the UK to Sweden, then both the UK and Sweden would have to approve of him being re-extradited to the UK. So either the UK will approve of Assange being extradited (and extraditing to Sweden isn't needed) or they won't (and extraditing to Sweden won't help).