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Re:Ecuador Acknowledges It Restricted WikiLeaks Founder's In... by redthrowaway on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @01:32AM (#12741327)
>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.

Re:Ecuador Acknowledges It Restricted WikiLeaks Founder's In... by gotofritz on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @04:22AM (#12742045)
Come on, I'm not a fan of Assange either, but it's perfectly realistic to believe he'll be syphoned off to the US if he steps out of that embassy