Assange extradition

Julian Assange should have gone to Sweden, because the Swedes would have been less likely to grant an extradition request than the British government under David Cameron, the Conservative prime minister at the time. Poor judgement.
Julian Assange's explanation for taking refuge in Ecuador’s London embassy was that he feared that once in Sweden, he would be extradited to the United States.

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