He argued that Assange’s personal security was at risk, extradition to a third country without proper guarantees was probable, and legal evidence showed he would not have a fair trial if eventually transferred to the United States. Under our law, with Mr Assange having exhausted all options of appeal, the British authorities are under a binding obligation to extradite him to Sweden. We shall carry out that obligation. The Ecuadorian Government’s decision this afternoon does not change that.all sounds very furtive and subterfuge
What happens next, however, is very unclear. Before the announcement in Quito, Britain had said the granting of asylum would make no difference to its position: it still considers itself obliged to arrest Assange and extradite him to face questioning in Sweden. It has said it will not grant him safe passage to Ecuador.maybe he can get there some other way
We can state that there is a risk that he will be persecuted politically…why would the large police presence be of interest to the Equadoreans?
for real. The Ecuadorean officials said they had been particularly surprised by yesterday’s development because they had been involved in ongoing negotiations over Assange with Britain until that point. But the letter received in Quito and the arrival of a large police presence at the embassy in Knightsbridge yesterday was a marked changed in approach, they said. They are still promising a big announcement before 4pm British time.
the letter I don’t know about threatening its dictatorial and totalitarian in nature furtively urgent to ensure that other points of view are snuffed out before they hit conference ?
We believe a joint text and a voluntary surrender by Mr. Assange is the best way forwardwell yes they would I guess ?
A handful of protesters have gathered outside the embassy enraged by the FCO’s threat to arrest Assange come what may. In the meantime, two of them have reportedly been arrested themselves.what even if they’re protesting peacefully. That just proves my point we are becoming a Totalitarian Technocracy ? this is designed to install the impression that protest is dead and anyone that demonstrates will be arrested which rather goes to suggest that Assange might actually be more innocent than he’s set up to be ? in fact you might ask yourselves what kind of goadings he was subjected to in the first place ? or what exactly he is the fall guy for ?
(Incidentally, there’s a live stream from outside running here, though the camera work is of variable quality…)groan more voyersitic gate crashers ?
The idea that somebody can be snatched from the Ecuadorian embassy in London by British police, and sent to Sweden then possibly America, is ludicrous.why isn’t that what you were just saying ? meh these boozy guardian journalists ?. I Know because i used to live with one ?
e remind the public that these extraordinary actions are being taken to detain a man who has not been charged with any crime in any country.? At 1pm, President Rafael Correa is expected to declare whether or not his country will grant Assange’s request. Even by itself, this announcement would warrant significant interest ? from Assange’s legion of supporters, from Sweden and the USoccur to anyone whether Assange knew what the law was when he wrote the original material? Ignorance of the law these days can provide real mitigation considering that the law changes eery five minutes at the whim of the delegates ?
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