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Assange: I 'Almost Certainly' Won't Turn Myself In

Cops want him out of Ecuadorian embassy this morning

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 29, 2012 5:31 AM CDT

(Newser) – Police have ordered Julian Assange to turn himself in this morning, in what police say is the first step toward extraditing him to Sweden, but he says that's highly unlikely, the Independent reports. "Our advice is that asylum law both internationally and domestically takes precedence over extradition law, so almost certainly not," he said in response to questions over whether he'd show up by 11:30am local time as ordered. The second he steps outside his Ecuadorian embassy hideout, he could be arrested, Reuters notes.

A journalist talks to members of the media after meeting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, at the Ecuadorian Embassy, in London, Friday, June 22, 2012.
A journalist talks to members of the media after meeting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, at the Ecuadorian Embassy, in London, Friday, June 22, 2012.   (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Press photographers take photographs of supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, as they sit outside the Ecuadorian Embassy, in London, Friday, June 22, 2012.
Press photographers take photographs of supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, as they sit outside the Ecuadorian Embassy, in London, Friday, June 22, 2012.   (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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user99
Jun 30, 2012 12:24 AM CDT
I have a feeling that if they put him on a plane for Sweden it would land in New York.
Motherchucker
Jun 29, 2012 11:35 AM CDT
Assange, one of the few who stood up for what is right
VonLmo
Jun 29, 2012 9:29 AM CDT
Fight on..Resistance
 

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