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Anonymous ID: 06fba6 April 11, 2019, 3:13 a.m. No.6133112   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>3454 >>3709

>>6132977(lb)

So essentially, he was wanted for the Swedish allegation. Took refuge in the embassy so breached his bail. Warrant issued. Swedish allegation dropped, but warrant upheld in 2018.

Seems like fuckery to me, but that's the way the UK courts seem to roll.

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An arrest warrant for the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been upheld by Westminster Magistrates' Court.

 

The warrant was issued in 2012 when Mr Assange, 46, breached bail conditions by seeking political refuge at the Ecuadorean embassy.

 

On Tuesday, the judge said he needed to face justice for breaching bail and therefore the warrant should remain.

 

Mr Assange, who has been staying at the embassy since 2012, tweeted his "surprise" at the decision.

 

His bail was set in relation to sexual assault allegations he faced in Sweden. The allegations were dropped in May 2017.

 

Under the warrant, Mr Assange would be arrested as soon as he left Ecuadorean soil.

 

As there is not an extradition treaty between the UK and Ecuador, he cannot be arrested inside the embassy.

(BBC's reddit spacing)

http://archive.is/GngOv

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43049474

>>6132341

See

>>6132350

Anonymous ID: 06fba6 April 11, 2019, 3:32 a.m. No.6133232   🗄️.is 🔗kun

>>6133145

It couldn't go on forever. Not sure if this is relevant :

 

If you don’t turn up to court

 

It is important that you turn up to court when your case is heard. If you think you will not be able to, tell your solicitor or the court as early as possible.

 

Failing to turn up (without a court-approved reason) is a crime.

 

If you do not turn up for your case, then:

 

a warrant will be issued for your immediate arrest and you will be kept in custody to be brought back to the court

 

your case can be heard without you there, and you will not have a chance to defend yourself

 

you will be charged with the extra offence of ‘failing to appear’ (the maximum penalty for this in Crown Court cases is 12 months’ in prison even if you are not found guilty of the original charge against you)

 

a conviction for ‘failing to appear’ will go on your criminal record and will influence any future decisions about whether you should be bailed

 

you may be remanded in jail until your trial

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CrimeJusticeAndTheLaw/Goingtocourt/DG_181624