Posted: Feb 05, 2016 1:27 pm
Assange’s lawyers had appealed to the UN panel claiming that his stay in the embassy was arbitrary because he had been unable to exercise his right to asylum, arguing: “The only way for Mr Assange to enjoy is right to asylum is to be in detention. This is not a legally acceptable choice.”
They also argued that UK law had changed since 2012, which meant that if arrested today he would no longer be liable to extradition under the European arrest warrant.
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/f ... estigation
Does Assange have a right to asylum? Can the Swedish warrant be shown to be an act of political persecution? Maybe statements today will make it clearer.