Re:Ecuador Acknowledges It Restricted WikiLeaks Founder's In...
by yankyou on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @01:03AM
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First, he hasn't been charged. Second, he faces the threat of extradition and execution if he answers the call to be questioned on Swedish soil. Third, the UK has spent millions each year to make sure he doesn't get away.
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Re:Ecuador Acknowledges It Restricted WikiLeaks Founder's In...
by redthrowaway on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @01:32AM
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>he faces the threat of extradition and execution if he answers the call to be questioned on Swedish soil.
A threat that he, and only he, has elucidated. There's no extradition request in place, and Sweden isn't actually a banana republic whereby the government can order the courts to approve an extradition request.
>Third, the UK has spent millions each year to make sure he doesn't get away.
Well, yes. He's a wanted man. You generally don't want to let those slip.