blatant breach of the Vienna Convention of 1961? . No it will not -- the Convention allows for exactly these circumstances under section V, sub section 3 where an individual from a country may be arrested in another countries embassy if a serious offence has taken place. The only individuals protected under the Convention are consular officials. There are many precedents for arrests of these kinds: . March 1953 -- French police arrest bank robber who was hiding in Mexican embassy August 1974 -- Columbian police arrest drug dealer in German embassy December 1976 -- US police arrest child murderer in Australian embassy October 1984 -- British police arrest Algerian terrorist in French embassy. . . I have other examples . Ian Sharp -- lawyer I would as a British citizen be horrified to see such an action to take place, I don't believe for one moment that they would implement such a plan, this would destroy all the beliefs of freedom and fair play I hold for this country.... What is even stranger is that the Vienna Convention doesn't have sections, and there is nothing like the reference given by "Ian Sharp" in the text. My link above gives the full text on the UN site. Pretty strange disinformation technique. *IF* they storm the Ecuadorian embassy to grab Assange, they'll accuse Ecuador of "harbouring a terrorist". Joe Biden and others have already labelled him a "cyber-terrorist". And with pushing from the USA, the UK will take that line, and