…because the Swedish government can make no such promise, as extradition is a matter for the judiciary, and the judiciary cannot hear the case until they have an extradition request in hand. Having a strong separation between government and judiciary is good.
He never had any guarantee from the UK that he would not be extradited, and yet was happy to spend time there.
> …because the Swedish government can make no such promise, as extradition is a matter for the judiciary
This is a half truth. The Swedish government can overrule the judiciary to prevent extradition, and have on multiple occasions.
They government have chosen not to offer such guarantees.
Though frankly, a bigger concern is the prosecutors insistence on not questioning him in the UK and her claim she somehow can't, despite evidence to the contrary (Swedish police regularly questions suspects outside of Sweden)
> He never had any guarantee from the UK that he would not be extradited, and yet was happy to spend time there.
He was happy to spend time here because unlike Sweden, the UK has not been quite as willing to illegally hand people over to the CIA for rendition flights (Sweden has admitted to multiple instances), and has a legal system that at least has a little bit of a spine in extradition cases on occasion.
He never had any guarantee from the UK that he would not be extradited, and yet was happy to spend time there.