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Old 16-08-2012, 21:58   #96
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Re: Wiki Leaks Founder Julian Assange granted 'Asylum' in Ecuador

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Originally Posted by danielf View Post
Severing all diplomatic ties with Ecuador is one thing, but a thing that wouldn't be done lightly, as there's a reason for having diplomatic ties. Telling the Ecuadorians they can have an embassy, but the one they have isn't one any longer, as we need access to the building to arrest someone is a different matter, and one that'll likely see the International Courts in The Hague tied up for a while.
Why would it? On what grounds? I haven't found anything that says a nation is entitled to an embassy.

Anyway it's very very unlikely it would ever get that far. The UK Government hasn't acted on that law yet and if they ever do then there would be months or years of court action (our courts) to sort it. No one wants that. However we need to keep challenging Ecuador because they've started this issue with us and we want to resolve it. We were just abiding by EU law, giving him his legal rights, and now he skipped bail and somehow has Asylum...
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