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Originally Posted by danielf
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?
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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.
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Originally Posted by danielf
IMO, it would be a travesty if they'd revoke the Diplomatic Status of the Embassy though.
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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...