It just occurred to me that they could get safe passage to an airport for Assange by appointing him as a member of the diplomatic staff of the embassy.
All such staff have absolute immunity from prosecution by a foreign government.
It just occurred to me that they could get safe passage to an airport for Assange by appointing him as a member of the diplomatic staff of the embassy.
All such staff have absolute immunity from prosecution by a foreign government.
If it were that simple all sorts of dodgy countries would be trying it on. From the Daily Handwringer :-Originally Posted by johncar54
Q Is there any way the Ecuadoreans can spirit him out of Britain and ensure he reaches the safety of Quito, their capital?
A: If Assange steps out of the embassy, he is liable to be arrested. Were he to be given a diplomatic passport, that would not alter the situation: immunity from arrest is only conferred on diplomats accredited to the Court of St James's by the Foreign Office.
Any attempt by the Ecuadoreans to have him accredited would be rebuffed by UK authorities. Were Assange to accept an Ecuadorean diplomatic passport, some suggest, he would become an Ecuadorean national – and therefore be unable to seek asylum in what would now be his own country's embassy. Diplomacy is a cunning profession – dangerously double-edged.
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