What became of Julian Assange’s pledge to “leave soon”?
On the 18th August, Julian Assange announced he’d be leaving the Ecuadorian Embassy in London “soon”. Two months have passed and given he’s still there, he’s yet again proven himself to be a liar and an utter pest.
The bail skipper Assange has been holed up in Knightsbridge since 19th June 2012 and policing his presence has cost in excess of £6 million. He has cost his backers the £200,000 in bail surety that they have had to surrender and he’s caused a diplomatic crisis between Britain and Ecuador.
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Definining ‘soon’
Will Julian Assange ever leave the Ecuardorian embassy in London? On 18th August Julian Assange told a news conference that he’d leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London “soon”. It’s now the 4th September and still he remains there.
Policing Assange: Where will it end?
The costs of policing Julian Assange’s residency at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London soar to beyond £4.2 million By the time of the first anniversary of Julian Assange’s arrival at the Ecuadorean Embassy in Hans Crescent on 19th June, the cost of policing his “stay” will have come to the astounding sum of over […]
Frankly, enough is enough and as Delia Smith once shouted (in a rather drunken fashion) to her compatriots at Norwich Football Club: “Come on, let’s be ‘avin ya”; it is time that the megamouth Julian Assange followed this advice and handed himself in.
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I was thinking of exactly the same quote from Delia before seeing you had quoted it! Enough is enough and Assange should show what he is made of and face up to his ‘alleged’ acts
If he can sit tight a little longer, he might be able to plan his escape amid the throngs of shoppers descending upon Harrods in the run up to Christmas. With the usual abundance of sports cars and bullet-proof Bentleys perpetually parked outside his doorstep, a speedy getaway is assured.
Up the chastity belt, no ways, Assange has become the man that knows to much about Embassy secrets and politics. The Embassy will have to think twice before releasing him. It is becoming a Frankie Howerd affair, at a big financial cost.