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In a statement, the Home Office said: "We can confirm that Julian Assange was arrested in relation to a provisional extradition request from the United States o
by Yetanfou 8y ago
In a statement, the Home Office said: "We can confirm that Julian Assange was arrested in relation to a provisional extradition request from the United States of America.
"He is accused in the United States of America computer related offences."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/04/11/julian-assange-expelled-ecuadorian-embassy-arrested-metropolitan1/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/04/11/julian-assange-e...
Or, if that doesn't stick, for skipping bail in Sweden:
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/feb/13/judge-refuses-to-withdraw-julian-assange-arrest-warrant https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/feb/13/judge-refuses-...
- atemerev 8y agoIs he an American citizen to be tried by the US government? Or had he committed some crimes on the US territory?
- IshKebab 8y agoYou can extradite people who aren't your citizens. He is presumably accused of hacking into US computers.
- atemerev 8y agoExcept he didn't. He hosted classified information obtained by other people, but it is another story, and its legality is disputed. "Computer-related offences" -- is this now enough to extradite people without probable cause and solid legal case?