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Warrant for Wikileaks Founder Upheld in Sweden

posted by azrael on Thursday July 17 2014, @05:17PM   Printer-friendly
from the status-quo dept.

cafebabe writes:

The BBC News and RT reports that:

A Swedish court has upheld an arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who found shelter in Ecuador's embassy in London two years ago.

The Stockholm District Court moved to uphold the warrant on Wednesday following a legal challenge from Assange's lawyers in June. The challenge was spurred by a change to Swedish criminal proceedings regarding the right to information in criminal procedures which brings the country in line with an EU directive.

 
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  • (Score: 1) by epitaxial on Thursday July 17 2014, @10:01PM

    by epitaxial (3165) on Thursday July 17 2014, @10:01PM (#70497)

    Is there a statute of limitations or will he live in that spare embassy room for the rest of his life?

  • (Score: 2, Informative) by knorthern knight on Thursday July 17 2014, @10:27PM

    by knorthern knight (967) on Thursday July 17 2014, @10:27PM (#70510)

    "Statute of limitations" is for filing of charges. E.g. he would have to be charged within X years of the alleged event. Once the charges are filed, the case is in effect, and it doesn't matter how long he's on the run or in hiding.

    • (Score: 2) by GreatAuntAnesthesia on Friday July 18 2014, @01:59PM

      by GreatAuntAnesthesia (3275) on Friday July 18 2014, @01:59PM (#70786) Journal

      Someone should run a kickstarter to tunnel him out of there. I'd love to see the US gov's (metaphorical) face when it becomes clear they've been watching an empty building for months / years and he's living it large in the Caribbean under a false identity.