WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is finally being questioned by prosecutors more than six years after he was first accused of rape in Sweden.
Ingrid Isgren, Sweden's deputy chief prosecutor, arrived at the Ecuadorian Embassy this morning, according to The Guardian, ending a stalemate which began in 2012 when the South American nation offered Assange political asylum on the grounds that he faced political persecution from the United States.
Assange claims that the rape accusations, which he denies, are part of a plot to extradite him to the United States that would swing into action were he to answer prosecutors' questions in the Scandinavian country.
The interview suggests some forward movement is being made in the diplomatic deadlock between Ecuador and Sweden regarding the arrangements for Swedish prosecutors to talk to Assange in the embassy.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Tuesday November 15 2016, @03:32PM
True vis-a-vis presumption of innocence, but apparently the Swedish court system requires them to interview him before he can be charged. So saying "he's not even being charged with anything" is rather a non sequitur because until now they've been refusing to go to him to do the interview.
Don't ask me how this makes sense :P
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 1) by Demena on Wednesday November 16 2016, @03:57AM
That is the point. Even the alleged victims think this is crazy. The only explanation for the Swedish crazy is malice, personal or political. Which is why Assange has reason to be scared. This not 'law' it is 'colour of the law'.