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Metropolitan police arrested Assange inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London Thursday, where he had been residing since 2012 under political asylum fearing extradition over the now dropped charges in Sweden and WikiLeaks’ revelations in the US. A US host and human rights activists have given their take on Assange’s arrest and its implications.
Alfred de Zayas, an American lawyer, writer, historian, expert inthe field ofhuman rights and international law, aswell asa former UN official, has portrayed Assange’s arrest as “a juridical aberration and a grave violation ofthe refugee convention”.
He stressed inwritten commentary toSputnik that the high commissioner forhuman rights should make a statement denouncing Ecuador’s actions and demanding comprehensive protection ofAssange’’s rights underthe Geneva Convention.
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Commenting onthe development, Don Debar, host ofthe US syndicated daily radio newscast CPR News, stressed that “the arrest ofJulian Assange will, inthe long term, do more…