Assange has relied on many people in the past, so there is not much evidence for your claim other than personal sentiment. What seems more credible is that onl

Assange has relied on many people in the past, so there is not much evidence for your claim other than personal sentiment. What seems more credible is that only he has the keys to some data kept by other persons and he could release these keys via others like e.g. his lawyers. Arresting others who might help him with releasing the data once they have the key makes "sense" from that perspective, although it could be illegal (but IANAL in Ecuador).