Posted: Feb 12, 2016 11:02 am
GrahamH wrote:Do you at least acknowledge more that Assange was in continuous detention at least through remand and bail?
He was certainly in detention during the brief time he was on remand, just like everyone else on remand is.
While he was on bail, choosing to make unsuccessful appeal after appeal, he was no more 'in detention' than anyone else is in similar circumstances.
Indeed, hindsight would suggest he was given excessive freedom, which he abused by running away.
Just as he chose to do a runner to the embassy, he chose to do a runner to the UK.
He wasn't forced to come here, and he didn't get treated worse than a person in his situation could have reasonably expected to be treated before they chose to come here.