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In reply to the discussion: Top EU official tells Julian Assange: 'Just go to Sweden and answer the questions' [View all]KoKo
(84,711 posts)The Australian diplomatic reports canvassed the possibility that the US may eventually seek Mr Assange's extradition on conspiracy or information-theft-related offences to avoid extradition problems arising from the nature of espionage as a political offence and the free-speech protections in the US constitution.
Mr Assange is scheduled this morning to speak by video link to a meeting on his asylum case on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The meeting will be attended by Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino.
In a separate FOI decision yesterday, the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the release of Australian diplomatic cables about WikiLeaks and Mr Assange had been the subject of extensive consultation with the US.
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http://www.canberratimes.com.au/opinion/political-news/us-calls-assange-enemy-of-state-20120927-26m7s.html