> Well, what they'd have to do is strip the embassy of its diplomatic
> status, which they're entitled to do as the host country.
Wouldn't that be tantamount to breaking off diplomatic relations entirely? Not a rhetorical question; you clearly know more about this than I do.
Even if they did that, they'd be obliged to let Embassy personnel leave without molestation, wouldn't they? Of course Assange's status would be ambiguous in that case.
Has any country ever done anything like what is apparently being contemplated here?
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