Not simpler to extradite him then and there, but simpler to extradite him at some point in the future, assuming the investigation would've been successful Edit

Not simpler to extradite him then and there, but simpler to extradite him at some point in the future, assuming the investigation would've been successful Edit: HN doesn't let me reply so deep in a thread unless I wait like 20 minutes. It'd have been simpler if he were detained as they'd have had a guarantee of his jurisdiction and plan accordingly. I imagine having him arrested in a country that had allowed CIA extraordinary rendition would've been better for them than having him protected in Ecuadorian embassy.