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Assange Appeal Rejected by Sweden's Supreme Court

posted by mrcoolbp on Tuesday May 12 2015, @12:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the losing-battle dept.

canopic jug writes:

Sweden's highest court has thrown out Julian Assange's appeal against his arrest warrant where he is wanted for questioning. Prosecutor Marianne Ny changed her mind earlier about questioning Assange in London. Assange has repeatedly requested that the questioning take place over the phone or in London as per common practice, to avoid traveling to Sweden where he fears he risks extradition to the US. Sweden has also repeatedly refused to give assurances regarding possible extradition.

 
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  • (Score: 1) by kurenai.tsubasa on Tuesday May 12 2015, @11:03PM

    by kurenai.tsubasa (5227) on Tuesday May 12 2015, @11:03PM (#182134) Journal

    That was an interesting read, especially this part:

    Whether or not Assange is guilty of sexual violence, we do not believe that is why he is being pursued. Once again women's fury and frustration at the prevalence of rape and other violence, is being used by politicians to advance their own purposes. The authorities care so little about violence against women that they manipulate rape allegations at will, usually to increase their powers, this time to facilitate Assange's extradition or even rendition to the US.

    Perhaps a Brit could chime in with how credible of an organization Women against Rape [wikipedia.org] is. I would have expected, based on the Wikipedia page and having no other knowledge of the organization, that they would have taken the whole initiating sex without a condom while she was sleeping thing and used that to call for Assange's head on a platter.