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Assange granted Asylum by Ecuador, just one small snag, once he leaves the Ecuador Embassy he will be arrested by British Police so they can honour the extradition to Sweden to face questioning for Sexual Assault claims.

http://news.sky.com/story/973139/wik...lum-by-ecuador

There are suggestions that Assange could leave in a 'Diplomatic Box or vehicle' and would still be protected, but others say the Police may still seize Assange.

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They said he could be seized in the airport as the diplomatic immunity will not protect him as he boards a plane.

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I thought the snag was that the Diplomatic Status of the Embassy can be revoked, so the Police can simply go into the Embassy and arrest him there?

IMO, it would be a travesty if they'd revoke the Diplomatic Status of the Embassy though.

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In our burning desire to repeatedly suck up to the Americans* we are now prepared to ride roughshod over diplomatic protocol.

This would be a new low.


* Sweden is just a stopover.

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Definitely because we all know how hard it is for the Americans to extradite people from the UK! :p:

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Yep - UK Government is threatening to do that and if they do then not only would it cause a massive diplomatic row with Ecuador, other nations may feel some unease that the UK can storm it's embassy.

News just in: Sweden has just entered the diplomatic row by Summoning Ecuador's Ambassador and calls Asylum decision 'Unacceptable'.

Cannot help but think there is some serious heavy leaning going on here from across the pond...

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Sweden haven't entered the row, they were already deeply in. They are the ones who want for him for questioning...

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Do you really think Sweden would allow themselves to be pressurised by the US?

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Yes.

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You forgot the smiley.

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No I didn't.:p:

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Exactly.

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No I'm sorry the Swedes aren't as slavishly bound to the US as we are..;)

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Why would the US go via Sweden? We have proven ourselves very willing to send people over to America and yet suddenly it would be easier to use the Swedish as a proxy? So the US applied pressure to Swedish police who then went to court to apply for a extradition request which was approved. Then he hasto go though all the legal processes of this country to get sent to Sweden where the US will then apply formally for a extradition from Sweden?

Why not directly apply to us?

It may be a conspiracy but if it isn't two women have been denied an investigation while the man they have accused is cheered on around the world as a hero....

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The 2 women most like have been allowed a nice large sum of money though