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by DanBC 2626 days ago
The most recent arrests were for i) skipping bail and ii) for the US extradition process.

I think he needs to face justice in Sweden. I'm uncomfortable with the fact that the UK seems to have told the US about the arrest at the mebassy (so the US had all the extradition paperwork ready) but not Sweden.

Assange knew he would be arrested for the bail offence if he ever lost protection of the embassy. He tried, and failed, to clear that arrest warrant in 2018: https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/Misc/2018/B3.html

The Crown Prosecution Service information for "failure to surrender" is here: https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/bail#a32