Campaigners have revealed that if Julian Assange takes advantages of a new legal loophole, he could walk free from his Ecuadorian embassy hideout next year.
According to The Independent, experts have pointed out that the WikiLeaks founder, wanted in Sweden to answer sexual assault charges that he denies, could evade the law for up to four months if his European Arrest Warrant (EAW) becomes invalid.
Last month, David Cameron formally notified the EU council that the UK would repatriate police and criminal justice powers, the report said.
An EU law specialist from Essex University indicated that while the Government has made clear it will opt back in, there could be a formal gap of at least a few months, while the commission deals with formalities, the report added.
In this time, campaigners warn that a fugitive, such as Assange, could argue his arrest warrant was no longer valid, the report further said.
