Assange - U.K. State Political Persecution - Change of Tactics

ꕤ Article SOURCE as marked London Removes Policemen From Outside Ecuadorian Embassy Europe 16:22 12.10.2015(updated 19:28 12.10.2015) The London Metropolitan police announced Monday it would end its permanent guard at the Ecuadorian embassy where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been taking refuge. According to the statement published on the Metropolitan police website, the UK police have maintained 24/7 presence outside the building since Assange entered it over three years ago. Kristinn Hrafnsson, the official WikiLeaks representative, told Sputnik that he believes this is nothing more than a change of tactics: "It’s a bit hard to read into it. Are they just replacing the visible presence with covert officers? The metropolitan police have spent over £12 million on this ridiculous siege for over three years now. So now they’re putting a covert team up against him. I wonder if that’s simply a change of tactics and the expenditure will simply go on. It’s very hard to read into exactly what this means. One can speculate that they are possibly trying to hide the cost by removing the visibility of the police officers who have been surrounding the embassy 24/7 since June 19, three years ago." "I don’t think I’d call anything a victory unless the siege was called off and Julian is allowed to enjoy the political asylum that he was granted fully in compliance with international law by the Ecuadorian government," he added. "So this doesn’t make a huge difference in my mind, it’s obvious that the Metropolitan police is somewhat reacting to the outrage among the public for spending over £12 million on this ridiculous attempt to arrest him." EXTRACTS ONLY http://sputniknews.com/europe/20151012/1028406190/london-ecuador-assange-police-removing.html Met Police UK Covert plan at Ecuadorian Embassy strengthened after removing dedicated guards Oct 12, 2015 13:59 BST Metropolitan Police Service strengthens covert plan at Ecuadorian Embassy after removing dedicated 24/7 guards. Since Julian Assange entered the Ecuadorian Embassy in June 2012, the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has maintained a police presence at the Embassy. Julian Assange was arrested on a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) in December 2010 and his extradition ordered him to answer serious criminal allegations in Sweden. He is subject to arrest under Section 7 of the Bail Act, for failing to surrender to custody on 29 June 2012 for removal to Sweden. EXTRACT ONLY http://news.met.police.uk/news/covert-plan-at-ecuadorian-embassy-strengthened-after-removing-dedicated-guards-132799?utm_campaign=send_list&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- COMMENT When I first heard the news, I figured the establishment's guard dogs would be out there somewhere in plain-clothes, and I was right.  lol It's just a change of tactics and they're going covert, to hide the extent of police presence and to hide the ongoing costs to the public -- which is rather underhand. As WikiLeaks mentioned a pending UN decision, I got excited thinking maybe the whole thing's about to be called off and Assange is about to be free. Struggled to stay awake to see what happens.  Turns out there was no need for a 'freedom vigil' ... it really is just a switch to covert surveillance.  Bastards.  lol Check out that assh*le statement from the Met:   THEATRE "his extradition ordered him to answer serious criminal allegations in Sweden" REALITY "his extradition ordered him to answer serious criminal BROKEN CONDOM (NO DNA found by laboratory) SWEDEN SOCIAL DEMOCRATS POLICE & PARTY *PAL* *UNRECORDED* AND *EDITED* POLICE DATABASE LOGGED *REVIVED* police ALLEGATIONS in Sweden ... that were originally tossed out by an honest Swedish prosecutor ... that COULD have been dealt with by substitute Sweden prosecutor INTERVIEW in UK, at any time in the last 5 YEARS that Sweden has refused to interview Julian Assange, who has been given political asylum by Ecuador, in accordance with provisions of international law" Yeah, it's handy to tack on 'serious' and 'criminal' before mere ALLEGATIONS -- mind you, trumped up allegations of Sweden POLICE and Sweden AUTHORITIES, no doubt working in the service of their American masters, to spin what is undemocratic POLITICAL PERSECUTION of a journalist into something other than what it is, to the gullible and uninformed public. Assange has been available to be interviewed by Swedish authorities in Britain since 2010, and has been available for such interview, under siege at the Ecuadorian embassy: SWEDEN LIES Sweden hasn't bothered to question Assange in the UK in the FIVE YEARS its had to do so -- and has, in fact, done all to AVOID questioning Assange. The Swedish establishment, the British establishment and those that serve them are the criminals:  they're committing the crime of politically persecuting a journalist who has exposed US and allied war crimes. ꕤ