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> Or maybe his lawyer should drop the offer and just let the statute run out now Would the statute of limitations be tolled for the duration of Assange's stay

• drzaiusapelord 12y ago
  This is an interesting question. If someone purposely hid out somewhere with no extradition treaty and the whole time was saying, "Nah, nah you can't catch me," to the authorities, should statutes be respected by the courts? I would think not.
  • vidarh 12y ago
    While the conventional justification for statutes of limitations is to protect the defendant from late claims - something that I would agree would not make sense here -, in some countries - this certainly applies in Norway, for example - part of the argument for statutes of limitations is to give society a chance at closure by increasing the chance that a perpetrator that has been able to evade justice will be willing to confess in some form or other.
• sangnoir 12y ago
  > Would the statute of limitations be tolled for the duration of Assange's stay at the embassy? IANAL, but that sounds unreasonable: his presence isn't required in order for him to be charged. The statute limits the time in which he can be charged (regardless of his geographic location). I know for certain under Roman-Dutch law, one can be charged (tried, and sentenced) in absentia. I suspect other justice systems have similar allowances