Julian Assange is concerned not about any proceedings in Sweden as such, but believe that his deportation to Sweden could lead to politically motivated deportation to the United States, where he could face severe penalties, up to the death sentence, for his activities related to WikiLeaks. On 16 August 2012, Foreign Minister Patiño announced that Ecuador was granting Assange political asylum because of the threat represented by the United States secret investigation against him and several calls for assassination from many American politicians. In its formal statement, Ecuador reasoned that "as a consequence of [Assange's] determined defense to freedom of expression and
Extradition Clause Iowa. The Court rejected it, ruling that, under "Kentucky v. Dennison", the Governor of Iowa was not obligated to return Calder. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed. The Supreme Court, overruling its existing precedent, reversed, ruling unanimously that the Federal Courts did indeed have the power to enforce a writ of mandamus and that "Kentucky v. Dennison" was outdated. Fugitives for whom extradition had been refused under the former rule are now subject to extradition. Extradition Clause The Extradition Clause or Interstate Rendition Clause of the United States Constitution is Article IV, , Clause 2,