Comment He's given up that right (Score 1) 253
He's a fugitive now, on account of him failing to appear for his extradition warrant and jumping bail. Prior to that, he'd done nothing illegal, or at least nothing that had been proven. He'd been accused of rape, but at this point it is just an accusation/indictment. However they had a legit extradition request. So he was required to present himself for extradition. However he didn't. Well, that's against the law. So now, regardless of the validity of the rape allegation he's a criminal in the UK. He jumped bail (and screwed his supporters out of their money, since they had posted it), he's in legal trouble.
That's how it goes. When you are out on bail, you have made a promise to appear in court and it is against the law to break that promise. Even if what is going to happen is all charges are going to be dismissed, you have to appear if they order it and failure to do so is a crime.