Assange could go to international court

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35. The Spaniard Garzon is not Ecuador's representative but heads Assange's legal team:

... Judge Baltasar Garzón, who is leading Julian Assange’s legal team, announced Thursday that he will go before the International Court of Justice at The Hague if Britain refuses to allow the WikiLeaks founder to travel to Ecuador, the country that granted him asylum.

In an interview after Ecuador had announced that it was approving Assange’s request for diplomatic asylum, the former High Court judge criticized the show of force and “threats of invading” the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where his client has been holed up since June 19.

“Of course they can’t do that,” he said. “They have to comply with diplomatic and legal obligations under the 1951 UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, and respect the sovereignty of a country that has granted asylum.

“If Britain doesn’t comply with its obligations, we will go before International Court of Justice to demand that Britain complies with its obligations because there is a person who runs the risk of being persecuted politically,” Garzón said ...

Garzón: “We will go to international court if UK blocks Assange exit”
Spanish judge says Britain must respect Ecuador’s decision to grant asylum
Foreign Minister Hague says his government’s only obligation is to extradite WikiLeaks founder
http://elpais.com/elpais/2012/08/16/inenglish/1345140794_436860.html

The poor old chap has come entirely unhinged