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In reply to the discussion: Gotta Admit... I'm Pretty Baffled By The Split And Depth Of Feeling Re:The Assange/WikiLeaks Story [View all]metalbot
(1,058 posts)He's in the Ecuadorian embassy because he does not want to be subject to British law, which if allowed to run it's course, would involved in him being extradited to Sweden. He's in violation of British law for failure to appear at his extradition hearing.
The only real way forward here for him is to go to Sweden and face charges if necessary. I don't believe that Sweden is going to support an extra-judicial extradition to US forces, especially given the high profile of this case. If the US had a case that would support judicial extradition, they'd have changed him and asked the UK for extradition.
I think the powers that be in the US government are laughing their asses off over him imprisoning himself in the Ecuadorian embassy, which is a far better detention result than they could possibly have hoped for in the US.