[lbo-talk] UK threatens to storm Ecuadorean Embassy, kidnap Assange

Michael Smith mjs at smithbowen.net
Fri Aug 17 14:15:15 PDT 2012


On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:23:40 +0100 Wendy Lyon <wendy.lyon at gmail.com> wrote:


> The British could declare him persona non grata and order his
> appointment terminated.

But then, wouldn't they ordinarily have to let him leave? I mean, only diplomatic staff get declared persona non grata, right? At least, that's the familiar pattern -- somebody gets declared PNG and is packed off home, not arrested by the host country. No?

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