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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by bouncycastle on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @06:49AM (#22355249)
The charges were dropped.
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by DagAgren on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @10:35AM (#22356752)
Because he successfully evaded capture for long enough that the case was no longer viable.
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by himinlomax on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @10:57AM (#22356922)
They could have interviewed him in the embassy but declined to do so.
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by DagAgren on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @03:07PM (#22359803)
It really isn’t their responsibility to accommodate a fugitive, is it.
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by silverreads on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @08:40PM (#22362353)
It is absolutely the responsibility of the state to act fairly to all.
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by DagAgren on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @03:44AM (#22363977)
Which means not making special exceptions for some people, like Assange here.
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by himinlomax on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @04:40AM (#22364191)
Are you denying that his claims of being persecuted by the US government were unfounded, given that they have been proven right?
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by DagAgren on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @08:58AM (#22365428)
I deny that this is a valid reason to flee prosecution in Sweden.
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by himinlomax on Thursday February 20, 2020 @06:55AM (#22374406)
Does that apply to all proven victims of state persecution or just Assange?
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