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Re:Julian Assange and visitors were spied on by security fir... by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @04:15PM (#21588592)
> Surely some laws in the UK were broken?

This was almost certainly done by American embassy staff under cover. It’s thus a state, not criminal, issue. If Britain wanted to eject American diplomats for spying, it could do that, but...why?

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Re:Julian Assange and visitors were spied on by security fir... by matthewheath on Thursday November 21, 2019 @12:22PM (#21596629)
It's still a criminal issue under UK law, in that the law was broken. Obviously, diplomatic staff cannot be prosecuted but that does not negate the fact the law was broken.
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