The New Statesman must correct its error over Assange and extradition | Glenn Greenwald

The claim that Swedish courts, not government, have final say on extradition is a crucial mistake that distorts the Assange case

The New Statesman owes its readers a correction for a clear and crucial falsehood contained in this much-cited argument by its legal correspondent, David Allen Green. As I noted on Wednesday, Green purported to debunk what he called "common misconceptions" and "myths" being spread by supporters of Ecuador's asylum decision in the Assange case, but in doing so, he pro...