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Originally Posted by tizmeinnit
Perhaps its easier to get a dodgy conviction in Sweden compared to one in the UK? This is all to convenient mind you I am surprised he wasn't disappeared although I guess that would have stunk more than this
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Or, radical suggestion here, maybe he is actually guilty and is desperately trying to get off the hook for serious sexual assault charges.
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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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AFAIK the rules allowing revocation of status were put in place after PC Yvonne Fletcher was murdered and the killer fled justice. It's not a new law they have just come up with and I believe it's only been used once before.
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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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Why? It's not a citizen of Ecquador who is hiding out. It's someone trading on the fact the President of Ecquador was slagged off by the US and is willing to let him kip on the couch in their embassy as a GIRUY to the USA.
He was also happy to grab money from supporters to get bail and leave them hanging in the wind when he went running for cover.
Let him sit there as long as he wants and lift him the second he comes out for air. That said it would be terrible if there was a fire alarm there causing the building to be evacuated...