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tptacek on Aug 20, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Legal myths about the Assange extradition

That being the case, what does it matter what country Assange is in? If it's all the same be he in New Zealand, Sweden, or the UK, shouldn't he be required to face charges in Sweden?

TazeTSchnitzel on Aug 20, 2012 [–]

One possible explanation is it would be harder to fight US extradition if he's under arrest in Sweden or jailed.

tptacek on Aug 20, 2012 | [–]

See rest of thread. The whole article is about refuting that idea (/"misconception").

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