My opinion of Julian Assange has varied over the years, depending on who the victim of his latest exposure was. I think this means that on balance he's fairly neutral.
However this item is a statement of fact, no?
>> It is false and defamatory to suggest that Julian Assange has ever "breached his bail", "jumped bail", absconded, fled an arrest warrant, or that he has ever been charged with such at any time.
You are quite right, there is an active arrest warrant for him (from the uk, Sweden never issued one) [1]. My understanding is that he fled the warrant as he beleves he would be extradited to the US if the UK arrest him.
However this item is a statement of fact, no?
>> It is false and defamatory to suggest that Julian Assange has ever "breached his bail", "jumped bail", absconded, fled an arrest warrant, or that he has ever been charged with such at any time.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/oct/08/julian-assange...