Aiding and abetting is a lesser crime than the actual theft crime. Eliding those things into one is intellectually dishonest. Further, the person who actually

Aiding and abetting is a lesser crime than the actual theft crime. Eliding those things into one is intellectually dishonest. Further, the person who actually committed theft has been pardoned serving less time than Julian spent in the embassy. It makes no sense that he would receive any punishment at this point for the lesser crime.