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bouncycastle
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Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assang...
The charges were dropped.
DagAgren
on Feb 18, 2020
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Because he successfully evaded capture for long enough that the case was no longer viable.
himinlomax
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They could have interviewed him in the embassy but declined to do so.
DagAgren
on Feb 18, 2020
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It really isn’t their responsibility to accommodate a fugitive, is it.
silverreads
on Feb 19, 2020
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It is absolutely the responsibility of the state to act fairly to all.
DagAgren
on Feb 19, 2020
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Which means not making special exceptions for some people, like Assange here.
himinlomax
on Feb 19, 2020
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Are you denying that his claims of being persecuted by the US government were unfounded, given that they have been proven right?
DagAgren
on Feb 19, 2020
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I deny that this is a valid reason to flee prosecution in Sweden.
himinlomax
on Feb 20, 2020
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Does that apply to all proven victims of state persecution or just Assange?
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