17-08-2012, 03:01 PM
Don't the credentials of the embassy staff have to be accepted by the host nation? I need to check that. But even when things fall foul they just name them 'persona non grata' and allow them to leave the country under diplomatic protection. That seems to be the case with all the spies.
When a person supposedly shot and murdered a UK policewoman from the Libyan embassy they were all allowed to leave the country all under diplomatic protection. And Assange has committed no crimes at all in the UK. Extradition law is of lower precedence than international law in the matter of asylum.
When a person supposedly shot and murdered a UK policewoman from the Libyan embassy they were all allowed to leave the country all under diplomatic protection. And Assange has committed no crimes at all in the UK. Extradition law is of lower precedence than international law in the matter of asylum.
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