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> Likewise if Ecuador believes that there is no threat to Assange that can revoke it. Thats a stretch considering they invited the police to arrest him.
by anoncake 8y ago
> Likewise if Ecuador believes that there is no threat to Assange that can revoke it.
Thats a stretch considering they invited the police to arrest him.
- Traster 8y agoThe police were arresting him for skipping bail - that's not a political asylum issue.
- anoncake 8y agoNo, but politically persecuting Assange under pretexts is. Since (I assume) Ecuador protected him not because they oppose persecution for sexual assault, but because they believed that was a pretext for political persecution, I do not see how the circumstances have changed. Except for the Ecuadorian embassy staff reportedly getting fed up with Assange, of course.
- Traster 8y agoOne of the ways that things have changed is the continued illegal political campaigning whilst in the embassy that Assange is accused of. Asylum doesn't give protection against breaking the law in the host country.
- monocasa 8y agoThe police were arresting him to extradite him to the US. https://www.theguardian.com/media/live/2019/apr/11/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-arrested-at-the-ecuadorean-embassy-live-updates https://www.theguardian.com/media/live/2019/apr/11/wikileaks... > Scotland Yard has confirmed that Assange was arrested on behalf of the US after receiving a request for his extradition.
- ascorbic 8y agoThat was a further arrest, after he was in custody. This is relatively common in the UK.
- threeseed 8y agoThey may have assurances from the US that they won't extradite for all we know. Or that US prosecutors won't seek an extended jail term or death penalty. Not that those were likely on the table anyway.