• @SpaceDogs
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    92 years ago

    I clearly don’t know much about global law enforcement, but I thought if there was a warrant for your arrest and a government agency caught wind of it, wouldn’t that mean they’d have to arrest you? Especially if the agency is from the country that you were charged in?

    I’ve seen people get arrested even when they’ve fled the country so I’m a bit confused as to why this guys case is such a big deal. I’m not simping for the cops or anything lol, just thought this was standard procedure…

    P.S. the only person I can think of that fled the country and wasn’t arrested is Edward Snowden. He’s way more well known than this guy.

    • DankZedong A
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      2 years ago

      If the country you flee to works together with the country looking for you, then yes they will probably arrest and extradite you.

      If not, then the country does not have to do anything. This is the reason some fugitives flee to embassies in their own country. Mainly embassies that don’t extradite you to another country. Assange did this in London.

      Walking into your own embassy while you have an arrest warrant to your name will result in you getting arrested. I’ve worked with political refugees and when they had to do their paperwork it would always be a pain in the ass, as we could not bring them to the embassy.

      • @SpaceDogs
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        72 years ago

        Thanks for the explanation, makes a lot more sense now. So it’s just normal diplomatic shit. I went searching for the article for more details and there’s literally no evidence, it’s just an embassy. So disingenuous.

        • DankZedong A
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          92 years ago

          The problem is that it’s not an official embassy and they should not be able to do the things they claim to do. You can ask the Chinese why exactly they do it this way, as an official embassy should be enough for this. But no, it’s evil commie shit of course.