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Re:Ecuador says it has granted nationality to WikiLeaks foun... by maniacalrobot on Sunday January 14, 2018 @08:31AM (#16144165)
Not really, embassy’s are not the sovereign territory of the foreign country, the land still belongs to the host county, so officially he’s still in Britain, but is protected under the Vienna treaty
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Re:Ecuador says it has granted nationality to WikiLeaks foun... by hndamien on Sunday January 14, 2018 @06:39PM (#16147257)
This sounds like you know more about the situation than I do. I just assumed it was considered foreign territory for all intents and purposes. (Maybe due to that treaty).
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