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It took seven years and well over £10 million in police costs to get him, and that's from the territory of one of our strongest allies with an extradition treaty.

We don't even have an extradition treaty with China.



Until he was kicked out, Assange was technically in Ecuador's territory, not UK.


From one and only reason - because Ecuador helped him. The minute he left the embassy, he was taken, and that would've happened 7 years ago if it wasn't for Ecuador. The average Joe is not going to have help from foreign governments and their diplomats.


It's even worse if you're trying to get a Chinese national out of China.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extradition_law_in_China

> China does not allow for the extradition of its own nationals.


Confining a person to China is a punishment by itself




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