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And what case would that be? The case in Sweden was dropped for example.
It can be re oppened https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/media/2017/...
Julian Assange arrested in London
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> 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?
membership of a particular social group or political opinion
I'm firmly against his potential extradition to any other country, but let's be honest -- he's not exactly in trouble with British authorities due to his "political opinions", is he?
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#63I 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.
I also feel the same way. He may have committed some heinous crimes outside of the actual hacking/leaking but to say we all didn't benefit from what we learned regarding how our government spies on us would just be flat out wrong..
I found the Swedish rape case fishy. Are there any facts (going both ways) to speak of at all?
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#64About 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.
The offense he is being charged with is absconding on the bail.
The maximum punishment for that is complicated, but as far I can see it is either max 3 months or it can be sent to the Crown Court where it is max 2 years.
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#65Do you guys remember when the airplane of president Morales, was forced down in Vienna when he was on a flight home? Breaking diplomatic immunity, hospitality etc.
Just because CIA believed Assange was in that flight, that Morales would help him escape.
EDIT: My mistake, that was for Snowden, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evo_Morales_grounding_incident
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#66Julian Assange used to be hailed as a hero for exposing American hypocrisy, but with the secretive way wikileaks operated and the track record of anti-US releases, perhaps it was only a matter of time before Assange and wikileaks were used as pawns for geopolitics. Still, I'm curious when did Assange willingly start working for Russia --- was it from the very beginning, or was it after his legal troubles? I wonder wh…
> Has Snowden been actively involved in US politics
Uh, the snowden leaks?
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#67I 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...
As soon as he drops the promised Russia documents, I'm sure!
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“illegally terminated” That’s not how that works
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-refoulement
It says it applies to the generic repatriation of refugees, not the specific repatriation of a political asylum seeker like Assange. There's also no evidence that Assange faces political persecution in the UK. His stated concern is about extradition to the USA, in which case he should apply for political asylum in the UK.
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Of course Ecuador can revoke asylum. It's very common practice around the world if a person's circumstances change and their original country is now safe. Likewise if Ecuador believes that there is no longer a threat to Assange they can revoke it.
> Likewise if Ecuador believes that there is no threat to Assange that can revoke it. Thats a stretch considering they invited the police to arrest him.
They may have assurances from the US that they won't extradite for all we know.
Or that US prosecutors won't seek an extended jail term or death penalty. Not that those were likely on the table anyway.
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#70Did the people who stood bail for him get their money back when he went awol?