Ecuador to Let Julian Assange Stay in Its Embassy

Julian Assange might be a pain in the ass to governments everywhere, but the British threat to revoke the diplomatic immunity of the Ecuadorian Embassy in order to fetch him – a man charged with no crime – seems wildly inappropriate.

“We remind the public that these extraordinary actions are being taken to detain a man who has not been charged with any crime in any country,” the statement said. It added: “We further urge the U.K. government to show restraint, and to consider the dire ramifications of any violation of the elementary norms of international law.”

via Ecuador to Let Julian Assange Stay in Its Embassy – NYTimes.com.