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by arrrg 4740 days ago
Why the hell should he get an assurance that he will not be extradited? That's a guarantee the Swedish government most certainly cannot give him (or anybody else). It would be crazy to do that and has nothing whatsoever to do with the case at hand.

But keep on spreading your weird propaganda.
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ramblerman 4740 days ago
"Why the hell should he get an assurance that he will not be extradited? That's a guarantee the Swedish government most certainly cannot give him (or anybody else)"

Why is that so absurd? Perhaps provide some reasoning above it being 'crazy propaganda' that sovereign nations should be able to dictate law within their own borders.

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arrrg 4740 days ago
Because the Swedish government cannot guarantee upfront that they will not extradite him some time in the future. They are not psychic. They have a treaty with the US and they want to honour that. If they get a request and it doesn’t violate any of the conditions they have for extradition with the US then the Swedish government will extradite him. (Which, by the way, is completely normal.)

Asking for a guarantee to not be extradited is just completely insane. It’s like asking not to imprisoned.

You know, I have done nothing wrong, nothing for which I could possibly ever end up in prison, so pretty please my government, why won’t you give me a guarantee that you won’t ever put me in prison? Wouldn’t that be nice? No, it’s just absurd and a preposterous demand.

All the Swedish government can do is assure him that there are currently no extradition requests from the US and that if that doesn’t change he is guaranteed to not be extradited to the US. (I don’t think that guarantee would have been enough for Assange.)

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bandushrew 4740 days ago
Here in NZ it is illegal to transfer a prisoner into the care of a country known to torture its prisoners.

Surely its not unreasonable, before surrendering, to request a promise that one will not be sent into a regime known for torturing its prisoners?

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gsnedders 4740 days ago
He cannot be extradited from any EU country (including the UK and Sweden) if there is reasonable doubt about their human rights being upheld (therefore including torture and the death penalty).
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