So basically he's been arrested for not complying with UK court orders, right? And the question now is whether the U.S. will seek extradition. Or did they already?
Julian Assange arrested in London
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#12About time. It will be good see his case brought before the courts whatever they will be in the US, UK, Sweden ... staying in the embassy for so many years is just absurd.
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#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
Hard to imagine how that would have ended any other way really. No benefit for the Ecuadorians in man-handling him, he wasn’t going to leave of his own accord, and the Brits (proooobably) weren’t going to storm the place. Pity whomever has to fumigate the room.
Fumigate? Does he smoke or something?
Reference to his cat
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#14I was writing a long post but I deleted it. I don't know what to say, I don't like the guy, but I have an even stronger dislike for how international politics and intelligence services work.
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#15I wonder if the WikiLeaks "Dead Man's Switch" will be triggered this time? I know there were some news articles in the last couple of years of this being the case...
It is just a bluff for attention.
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#16About time. It will be good see his case brought before the courts whatever they will be in the US, UK, Sweden ... staying in the embassy for so many years is just absurd.
And what case would that be? The case in Sweden was dropped for example.
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Hard to imagine how that would have ended any other way really. No benefit for the Ecuadorians in man-handling him, he wasn’t going to leave of his own accord, and the Brits (proooobably) weren’t going to storm the place. Pity whomever has to fumigate the room.
Fumigate? Does he smoke or something?
They might be referring to the fact he had a cat, but then I doubt people fumigate all apartments where the previous owner has a cat. If that had been the case then cat ownership would carry a bit higher rent.
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#18I wonder if this has to do with the upcoming DECLAS. Seems that would be coming up soon given what Barr has just testified.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
“illegally terminated” That’s not how that works
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-refoulement
> to a country in which they would be in likely danger of persecution based on "race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion"
Which, precisely, of these categories do you think he fits under here?
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#20About time. It will be good see his case brought before the courts whatever they will be in the US, UK, Sweden ... staying in the embassy for so many years is just absurd.
What case? The sexual assault charge in Sweden was dropped. Or are you talking about the USA wanting their day in court with him?