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Strangely, a Russian diplomatic car didn't come to pick him up from the Ecuadorian embassy.

mschuster91 7y ago
Yeah because the second Assange had set foot outside the embassy, the UK cops would have arrested him. Even in a car / "diplomatic bag" the UK cops would have the right to search it for Assange, because, well, a smuggled body isn't exactly "articles intended for official use" (per Art. 27 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations).
- mc32 7y ago
  I think they mean if he were their asset they’d trade horses like they usually do with assets.
  - lostjohnny 7y ago
    Maybe US thought there was nothing to trade and that dealing with Assange in person would convince russians that he's not so valuable, even as an asset
- Crosseye_Jack 7y ago
  Part of Article 27 > The packages constituting the diplomatic bag must bear visible external marks of their character and may contain only diplomatic documents or articles intended for official use. But also part of Article 27 > The diplomatic bag shall not be opened or detained. So you are stuck in a Catch 22. You suspect the bag doesn’t contain official documents or articles but without searching it you can not be sure. If you believe the leaked documents they actually planned to smuggle Assange out using this method. https://www.wired.com/2015/09/ecuador-considered-smuggling-julian-assange-freedom-bag/ https://www.wired.com/2015/09/ecuador-considered-smuggling-j... How it’s usually handled is diplomatically. It’s reported to the higher ups, who will search the bag themselves but they can always refuse. There are cases where a host country has opened diplomatic bags but they usually come with diplomatic protests. There has been attempts to make Assange a diplomat of a country or two in an attempt to allow home to leave the embassy and leave the UK but the host country has to accept the status of a diplomat (usually done before they enter the country) and the UK government refused to recognise Assange's status still leaving him stuck.
asda22sdasd 7y ago
Nice try, Putin
peteretep 7y ago
Can you explain that gigantic non-sequitur to me?

Yeah because the second Assange had set foot outside the embassy, the UK cops would have arrested him. Even in a car / "diplomatic bag" the UK cops would have the right to search it for Assange, because, well, a smuggled body isn't exactly "articles intended for official use" (per Art. 27 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations).

mc32 7y ago
I think they mean if he were their asset they’d trade horses like they usually do with assets.
- lostjohnny 7y ago
  Maybe US thought there was nothing to trade and that dealing with Assange in person would convince russians that he's not so valuable, even as an asset
Crosseye_Jack 7y ago
Part of Article 27 > The packages constituting the diplomatic bag must bear visible external marks of their character and may contain only diplomatic documents or articles intended for official use. But also part of Article 27 > The diplomatic bag shall not be opened or detained. So you are stuck in a Catch 22. You suspect the bag doesn’t contain official documents or articles but without searching it you can not be sure. If you believe the leaked documents they actually planned to smuggle Assange out using this method. https://www.wired.com/2015/09/ecuador-considered-smuggling-julian-assange-freedom-bag/ https://www.wired.com/2015/09/ecuador-considered-smuggling-j... How it’s usually handled is diplomatically. It’s reported to the higher ups, who will search the bag themselves but they can always refuse. There are cases where a host country has opened diplomatic bags but they usually come with diplomatic protests. There has been attempts to make Assange a diplomat of a country or two in an attempt to allow home to leave the embassy and leave the UK but the host country has to accept the status of a diplomat (usually done before they enter the country) and the UK government refused to recognise Assange's status still leaving him stuck.

asda22sdasd 7y ago

Nice try, Putin

peteretep 7y ago

Can you explain that gigantic non-sequitur to me?