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In reply to the discussion: If the US wants Julian Assange, why not extradite him directly from the UK? [View all]ucrdem
(15,512 posts)33. It names 2 US sources, but the point is it's politically a dead letter. n/t
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If the US wants Julian Assange, why not extradite him directly from the UK? [View all]
Nye Bevan
May 2013
OP
Assange has not been in UK custody. That's thje same as US>--He's in Ecuador embassy
librechik
May 2013
#2
He was arrested in the UK in 2010, but did not hole up in the Ecuadorian embassy until June 2012.
Nye Bevan
May 2013
#4
"Mr Assange was arrested by appointment at a London police station at 0930 GMT. "
Nye Bevan
May 2013
#20
He was in UK custody for 2 years before he bolted to the Ecuadoran embassy...nt
SidDithers
May 2013
#5
According to this link, the US does *not* need to supply prima facie evidence
Nye Bevan
May 2013
#10
You need to read clauses in context: the UK requires a warrant or conviction to extradite.
leveymg
May 2013
#37
UK has charges on him now--he violated his bail and disregarded the directives of the court.
MADem
May 2013
#46
They've got "custody." They just don't have to make him dinner or call the doctor if he's sick.
MADem
May 2013
#49
So, what? The Austrialian and UK press reports that there will be. The U.S. press reports that
Luminous Animal
May 2013
#25
Sorry. I can't trust the latest U.S. government anonymous sources to deliver the truth.
Luminous Animal
May 2013
#29
Until an indictment is unsealed, there are no grounds to extradite him to the U.S.
leveymg
May 2013
#34
"... Sweden (as the UK) is party to the European Convention of Human Rights. The convention has been
struggle4progress
May 2013
#41