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> Politicians answer other questions should also have been asked why Assange is in custody. He's in custody because he's a flight risk. Are there people out th

• einpoklum 7y ago
  1. I meant, why is the government pursuing any legal action against him, not why he's in custody vs house arrest. 2. Even the claim that he is a flight risk is disputed. Assange has not ran away or hid anywhere - neither while in Sweden nor in the UK. He asked for political asylum, which is not the same as flight. Not to mention the fact that Assange is in a poor condition, physically and mentally, after years of detention and months of harsh solitary confinement, and if anything, should be transferred to a civilian medical facility for treatment and recuperation.
  • JoeSmithson 7y ago
    The UK government are pursuing legal action against him because he is wanted in the US and the US government submitted an extradition request under the US-UK extradition treaty, and Assange is appealing it
    • einpoklum 7y ago
      ... and journalists should be asking why is the UK government helping the US in trying to put a publisher like Assange on trial, rather than repealing the extradition request.