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Hiding... in the UK initially. He would have been safer from the US in almost any other country aside from the US itself.
by ChrisSD 8y ago
Hiding... in the UK initially. He would have been safer from the US in almost any other country aside from the US itself.
- Tycho 8y agoI doubt it. Look at Gary Mckinnon. I would rather be in the UK than Sweden. But regardless, he was on Ecuadorian soil.
- ChrisSD 8y 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 8y 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.