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why is he in trouble for then ?

by malms 7y ago

foldr 7y ago
Skipping bail.
toby- 7y ago
Skipping bail. For refusing to surrender to the court after he was released on bail, following his arrest for questioning over sexual assault allegations.
- djsumdog 7y ago
  From charges that were dropped.
  - peteretep 7y ago
    A central tenet of the UK legal system is that people on bail don't get to unilaterally decide they should just be able to skip it.
    - DanBC 7y ago
      Also, the victims of crime don't get to "press charges" ro "drop charges", that's for the CPS.
  - sambe 7y ago
    The charges were dropped because the warrants could not be served.
  - sneak 7y ago
    He was never charged with a crime. There were no charges.
- ryanlol 7y ago
  If he was anyone else the british authorities would’ve quickly forgotten about him jumping bail. They wouldn’t have spent this much money and resources on just anyone.
  - foldr 7y ago
    Yes, the fact that Assange is prominent is obviously a factor. But that doesn't mean that there's some kind of sinister motive for enforcing the law in this case. Consider that the UK police spent £11m looking for a single missing child (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/police-madeleine-mccann-search-operation-grange-funding-money-a8275351.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/police-madel...). Would they spend that much on a child who wasn't in the news? No. But I'm sure the people looking for her genuinely wanted to find her.
  - lucozade 7y ago
    > If he was anyone else If he was someone else who had a European Arrest Warrant outstanding for rape, the authorities would take it seriously. Our press are going to have a dim view of a foreign (alleged) rapist running around because the police couldn't be arsed. Jumping bail to an embassy in Knightsbridge and talking to the media from the balcony isn't going to help them look the other way either.
  - SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago
    > If he was anyone else the british authorities would’ve quickly forgotten about him jumping bail. Ignoring the specifics in this case, I'm assuming you know absolutely nothing about our legal system? Jumping bail is not taken lightly in most of the world.
    - ryanlol 7y ago
      I know quite a bit about your legal system thank you. It is extraordinarily unusual to spend this much money to pursue any arrest warrant, much less one for such a minor offense. Of course, now we know that there's been an US warrant on JA since at least Dec 2017
- hajile 7y ago
  If it was for skipping bail, why is he getting extradited to the US where he did not skip bail?
  - hannasanarion 7y ago
    He's not being extradicted, he was arrested in connection with an extradition request. He now has the opportunity to fight his extradition in court.

why is he in trouble for then ?

by malms 7y ago

why is he in trouble for then ?

foldr 7y ago

Skipping bail.

toby- 7y ago

Skipping bail. For refusing to surrender to the court after he was released on bail, following his arrest for questioning over sexual assault allegations.

djsumdog 7y ago
From charges that were dropped.
- peteretep 7y ago
  A central tenet of the UK legal system is that people on bail don't get to unilaterally decide they should just be able to skip it.
  - DanBC 7y ago
    Also, the victims of crime don't get to "press charges" ro "drop charges", that's for the CPS.
- sambe 7y ago
  The charges were dropped because the warrants could not be served.
- sneak 7y ago
  He was never charged with a crime. There were no charges.
ryanlol 7y ago
If he was anyone else the british authorities would’ve quickly forgotten about him jumping bail. They wouldn’t have spent this much money and resources on just anyone.
- foldr 7y ago
  Yes, the fact that Assange is prominent is obviously a factor. But that doesn't mean that there's some kind of sinister motive for enforcing the law in this case. Consider that the UK police spent £11m looking for a single missing child (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/police-madeleine-mccann-search-operation-grange-funding-money-a8275351.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/police-madel...). Would they spend that much on a child who wasn't in the news? No. But I'm sure the people looking for her genuinely wanted to find her.
- lucozade 7y ago
  > If he was anyone else If he was someone else who had a European Arrest Warrant outstanding for rape, the authorities would take it seriously. Our press are going to have a dim view of a foreign (alleged) rapist running around because the police couldn't be arsed. Jumping bail to an embassy in Knightsbridge and talking to the media from the balcony isn't going to help them look the other way either.
- SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago
  > If he was anyone else the british authorities would’ve quickly forgotten about him jumping bail. Ignoring the specifics in this case, I'm assuming you know absolutely nothing about our legal system? Jumping bail is not taken lightly in most of the world.
  - ryanlol 7y ago
    I know quite a bit about your legal system thank you. It is extraordinarily unusual to spend this much money to pursue any arrest warrant, much less one for such a minor offense. Of course, now we know that there's been an US warrant on JA since at least Dec 2017
hajile 7y ago
If it was for skipping bail, why is he getting extradited to the US where he did not skip bail?
- hannasanarion 7y ago
  He's not being extradicted, he was arrested in connection with an extradition request. He now has the opportunity to fight his extradition in court.