Re:Julian Assange arrested in London | The Guardian
by JoachimSchipper on Tuesday December 07, 2010 @07:45AM
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I'm not sure what's common there, but note that he has quite a bit of mobility, money and power and the charges are (while quite possibly complete nonsense) for serious crimes. Also, the number is reported as hearsay by Sky, which means it isn't exactly solid information.
Source: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Julian-Assange-Wiki...