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He was hiding from extradition to the US. It's incredible that this is not obvious to you.
by Tycho 7y ago
He was hiding from extradition to the US. It's incredible that this is not obvious to you.
- ChrisSD 7y agoHiding... in the UK initially. He would have been safer from the US in almost any other country aside from the US itself.
- Tycho 7y agoI doubt it. Look at Gary Mckinnon. I would rather be in the UK than Sweden. But regardless, he was on Ecuadorian soil.
- ChrisSD 7y agoSweden disallows extradition for political reasons. If, after fleeing to the UK, he'd agreed to be extradited back to Sweden then both the UK and Sweden would have to agree to any extradition request, which would have been a far better situation then the UK alone. Instead he ran from the UK authorities too. So it seems that Assange didn't have your faith in the UK. Either that or he was fleeing Sweden and not the US.
- Tycho 7y agoWhy would he be worried about standing trial in Sweden? There's no way the accusations can be proven. Explain to me how the prosecution would work? If Sweden has a remotely sane legal system the case would be thrown out of court.