On Sat, Jun 23, 2018 at 6:46 PM, Ryan Carboni <[1]ryacko@gmail.com>
   wrote:

   Of course Assange is an Ecuadorian citizen, so if they wanted to, they
   could have him leave the embassy through temporary diplomatic status,
   particularly since he isn't accused of any crime by the British.

   No, no they couldn't.
   The host country grants/approves diplomatic credentials, so it's up to
   the UK Government whether he gets that status. You can already guess
   what the answer would be.

   --
   Ben Tasker
   [2]https://www.bentasker.co.uk

References

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   2. https://www.bentasker.co.uk/