by Londo » Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:36 pm
... a United Nations panel found that his three-and-a-half year confinement at the embassy in London amounted to “arbitrary detention”.
Anna Ekberg, spokesperson for the Swedish foreign ministry, said: “The UN working group on arbitrary detention has concluded that Mr Assange is arbitrarily detained. The working group’s view differs from that of the Swedish authorities.
The British foreign office said it would not “pre-empt” the panel’s report but said in a statement: “We have been consistently clear that Mr Assange has never been arbitrarily detained by the UK but is, in fact, voluntarily avoiding lawful arrest by choosing to remain in the Ecuadorian embassy.
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/f ... an-embassy
It would seem Assange is indeed off to Sweeden.
[quote]... a United Nations panel found that his three-and-a-half year confinement at the embassy in London amounted to “arbitrary detention”.[/quote]
[quote]Anna Ekberg, spokesperson for the Swedish foreign ministry, said: “The UN working group on arbitrary detention has concluded that Mr Assange is arbitrarily detained. The working group’s view differs from that of the Swedish authorities. [/quote]
[quote]The British foreign office said it would not “pre-empt” the panel’s report but said in a statement: “We have been consistently clear that Mr Assange has never been arbitrarily detained by the UK but is, in fact, voluntarily avoiding lawful arrest by choosing to remain in the Ecuadorian embassy.[/quote]
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/feb/05/assange-demands-uk-and-sweden-lift-arrest-threat-so-he-can-leave-ecuadorian-embassy
It would seem Assange is indeed off to Sweeden.