So, if Julian Assange would want to escape, now would be his chance. Why? Because Scotland Yard is done waiting outside the Ecuadorean Embassy in order to capture him. It has been three years.
They would rather be spending money on catching real criminals in the city as resources are finite as they stand.
The Metropolitan Police Service has to balance the interests of justice in this case with the ongoing risks to the safety of Londoners and all those we protect, investigating crime and arresting offenders wanted for serious offences, in deciding what a proportionate response is.
But Wikileaks stated that this did not change Julian’s situation.
They will still arrest Julian if he steps outside the embassy so there is no real change to the situation, other than the removal of uniformed police officers.
If Julian had to escape, there would be high probability of an arrest by someone somewhere. To date, this is the history of the alluring assault claims against him – which he denies:
- August 2010 – Swedish Prosecutor’s Office issues arrest warrant for Mr Assange over sex assault allegations, which he denies
- May 2012 – UK’s Supreme Court rules he should be extradited to Sweden to face questioning
- June 2012 – Mr Assange enters the Ecuadorean embassy in London
- August 2012 – Ecuador grants asylum to Mr Assange, saying there are fears his human rights might be violated if he is extradited
- August 2015 – Swedish prosecutors drop their investigation into two allegations – one of sexual molestation and one of unlawful coercion because they have run out of time to question him. He still faces an accusation of rape and continues to deny the allegations
I wonder how he has been surviving in the same house for three years? It’s almost like house arrest.
[source: bbc]
