A few people in this thread are saying that he's not on English soil; that the embassy is under Ecuadorian law.
That's a myth. Ambassadors get immunity and international politeness means we don't go raiding embassies[1] but Assange is in England, on English soil, subject to English law, and being in some other country's embassy doesn't change that.
[1] unless they hold hostages or shoot our police officers
True. What protects him at the moment are international customs. This is way too small a matter for the UK to risk international backlash by raiding an embassy.
A few people in this thread are saying that he's not on English soil; that the embassy is under Ecuadorian law.
That's a myth. Ambassadors get immunity and international politeness means we don't go raiding embassies[1] but Assange is in England, on English soil, subject to English law, and being in some other country's embassy doesn't change that.
[1] unless they hold hostages or shoot our police officers