Yes Assange broke bail laws but then again Assenge is above laws intended for normal people, like us.

The fact that Assange's bail jumping has cost his trusting supportes £240,000 in bail money is but collateral damage in Assange's skip to further fame and fortune.

see http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/4/201206222012062204494825357cf6134/Assange-backers-could-face-%C2%A3240K-bill-over-bail-breach.html

Planta

Planta,
Anyone, you or I, is allowed to apply for political asylum if we think we are being politically persecuted.

Hi Dan,

Yes, I'm sorry, we shouldn't stereotype, Mr/Ms Wei may be Australian, he/she could even be an Anglo who has taken a Chinese name.

But Assange has broken the conditions of his bail, and his supporters have just done their $300,000. Geoffrey Robertson will not be pleased.

But 'persecuted' ? Is he up on any other British or US charge yet ? The Swedes applied through the British court to have him extradited, the court decided that yes, he could be extradited and in the meantime he was out of jail, on bail, under certain conditions, which he has now breached. End of story.

But I'm sure the Ecuadorians are watching over their women closely :)

Cheers,

Joe

Dan

Can we conclude that Assange's bid to escape rape allegations can be excused by Assange's criminal leaking activities?

Although if he gets to Ecuador the US can organise his legal arrest more easily than if he were in Sweden or the UK. More details if you want them.

Though there is the risk that he is more likely to spend a short time in Ecuador but move on to Cuba or Venezuala.

Pete

Planta,
I'm not sure about that. Can we assume from what you say that the US has plans on getting Assange into their jurisdiction?

Hi Dan,

No, I don't think Pete was saying that - only that, if the Yanks ever wanted to get Assange into their jurisdiction, it may be easier for them to do it from some other country, maybe even from Ecuador, than from Sweden.

This all sounds like the kid who has rifled his dad's wallet, everybody is mystified about where the money might be, nobody is accusing anybody but the guilty party is getting in first by accusing his parents, especially his dad, of being about to accuse him. Sook.

If Assange is innocent of any charge of sexual assault, then legally (someone could correct me here) he must be allowed to either go back to Britain or to another country. And it would be from there that any US charges would proceed.

Of course, if he is NOT innocent, ......

But okay, he's one of ours, so stuff what he might have done with a couple of slags, they were foreigners anyway, so that's all just some excuse cooked up by the US. B@stards ! Why can't they just let him off ?

There's no justice in this world :(