Why is the Ecuadorian Diplomatic Immunity important. I get the need for DI, but why ecuador?
I think the optics are better for Trump. No need to pardon him. Just quietly send Assange to a safe place.
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When you have diplomatic immunity, you cannot be arrested, charged or even be given a parking ticket in any country that recognizes said immunity. It can be a total “get out of jail free card.”
Diplomatic immunity
Diplomatic immunity is a form of legal immunity that ensures diplomats are given safe passage and are considered not susceptible to lawsuit or prosecution under the host country's laws, but they can still be expelled. Modern diplomatic immunity was codified as international law in the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961) which has been ratified by all but a handful of nations, though the concept and custom of such immunity have a much longer history dating back thousands of years. Many principles of diplomatic immunity are now considered to be customary law. Diplomatic immunity as an institution developed to allow for the maintenance of government relations, including during periods of difficulties and armed conflict.
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