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0110101001 on July 26, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Assange case is collapsing but it remains a tr...

Sweden was actually like "our law requires us to consider extradition requests on their own merits."

I don't know if he knew that or not, but it's kinda weird he didn't flea to the embassy until his extradition to Sweden was imminent. The UK could've arrested him for extradition to the US any day he was out on bail.

pydry on July 26, 2021 [–]

The US had to actually submit the extradition request first. There were no public charges made at that point.

It's a lot easier to fight an extradition as a free man... even if that freedom is notional (being holed up in an embassy).

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