what has happened to Mr Assange in his Ecquadorian "hotel"/

DTCwordfan | 16:20 Fri 21st Sep 2012 | News

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as per the title?

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well is he still there? - or does the absence of news mean that he has scarpered (back to Australia)?

I heard something that the Swedes had rescinded their request for extradition. Is this true and, if so, what a waste of bloody money, effort and diplomatic goodwill on our part? And are we claiming compensation from Stockholm?

LazyGun

As far as I am aware, he is still inhabiting the embassy. Various talks going on behind the scenes between Ecuador, UK and Sweden. The arrest warrant is still in force, that I am aware of, as is the extradition order....

Kerosene

Why don't we just storm it as the Ecuadorians are allegedly in breach of the rules governing Embassies - according to Foreign Sec Wm Hague at the time - as far as I can remember?

ichkeria

Nothing much, probably.

sir.prize

Hey up! Kero is here spouting off again - must be half-time in the footie.

factor-fiction

Why not just let him stay in there?

New Judge

The Boeing 727 was hijacked in February 2000 in Afghanistan and flown to Stansted in Essex. The nine men were convicted in December 2001 and sentenced to between 30 and 60 months but were freed on appeal two years later when the Court of Appeal found they were acting under duress.

Despite an immigration panel ruling saying the men should not be sent back, the Home Office refused to give them permission to stay but in May 2006 a High Court judge angrily accused the Home Office of an "abuse of power" by ignoring its own laws and ordered ministers to pay the highest possible legal costs. The then Prime Minister Tony Blair said that decision was "an abuse of common sense" and an appeal against the decision was launched. That appeal was lost and Home Secretary John Reid said "I continue to believe that those whose actions have undermined any legitimate claim to asylum should not be granted leave to remain in the UK. I plan to bring forward legislation to do this as part of the early bill to strengthen our immigration laws."

Needless to say no such legislation was introduced and the nine men are still here.