Julian Assange May 2017, the Swedish authorities dropped their investigation against Assange, claiming they could not expect the Ecuadorian Embassy to communicate reliably with Assange with respect to the case. Chief prosecutor Marianne Ny officially revoked his arrest warrant, but said the investigation could still be resumed if Assange visited Sweden before August 2020. "We are not making any pronouncement about guilt", she said. On 19 June 2012, Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño announced that Assange had applied for political asylum, that his government was considering the request, and that Assange was at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Wikileaks insiders stated that
Extradition law in Australia a signatory. The absence of an extradition treaty does not, in theory, prevent the arrest or extradition to or from another country e.g. through the London Scheme for Commonwealth member states, or through regulation (eg., Cambodia). Extradition between Australia and New Zealand is governed by a separate and distinct regime, known as the 'backing of warrants' system. According to the Attorney-General, Australia has extradition arrangements with the following countries: Country with which Australia is negotiating extradition treaties: Extradition law in Australia Extradition law in Australia is the formal process by which a fugitive found outside a jurisdiction is surrendered to