[pp.int.general] UK threatens armed assault on Ecuadorian embassy over Assange

[Jack Allnutt]

I'll forward your request to our press office.

You may also be interested in our press release on the asylum
decision: http://www.pirateparty.org.uk/press/releases/2012/aug/16/assange-asylum-granted/

-- Jack

On 16 August 2012 14:21, Justus Römeth <squig at dfpx.de> wrote:
> Jack,
> can we maybe get a UK Pirate to write an article concerning PPUK's opinion
> on the whole thing to publish with Pirate Times? Is there somebody who would
> have the time to work with one of our 'journalists' with that?
>
> Cheers
> -J
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 1:49 PM, Charly Pache <charly.pache at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Here for the live video feed:
>> http://www.ustream.tv/channel/occupynewsnetwork#utm_campaign=t.co&utm_source=11808409&utm_medium=social
>>
>> I would like to be there and support them.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 1:30 AM, Jack Allnutt
>> <j.allnutt at pirateparty.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.headoflegal.com/2012/08/15/julian-assange-can-the-uk-withdraw-diplomatic-status-from-the-ecuadorian-embassy/
>>>
>>> This is worth a read.
>>>
>>> tl;dr: They can't just withdraw the diplomatic status without running
>>> into issues of international law and/or provoking a judicial review.
>>>
>>> -- Jack
>>>
>>> On 16 August 2012 00:24, Ryan Moffitt <ryan.m.moffitt at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-19259623
>>> >
>>> > The UK foreign office has decided to toss out years of diplomatic
>>> > tradition,
>>> > courtesy and law by formally threatening the Ecuadorian embassy with
>>> > military/police action if they do not hand over Julian Assange, who is
>>> > currently awaiting a decision on his application for asylum.
>>> >
>>> > Anyone else concerned about the precedent this will set for Western
>>> > diplomacy?
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Ryan Moffitt
>>> > ryan.m.moffitt at gmail.com