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There was the rather strange blog post by one of the accusers (before she was in a relationship with Assange) laying out how she would get revenge on an ex, by accusing him of rape by such means, and then the fact that the accusers appear to have colluded.
It is all rather murky, the Swedish justice system had also dropped the case, then appeared to re-open it due to political pressure.
There was the rather strange blog post by one of the accusers (before she was in a relationship with Assange) laying out how she would get revenge on an ex, by accusing him of rape by such means, and then the fact that the accusers appear to have colluded.
In which case he should have gone to Sweden and cleared his name. As people said at the time, and as has been shown by events, it's just as easy for the USA to get him in the UK as it is in Sweden so it was the Rape accusations he was running from not the USA charges.
Feels to me like the USA charge and the Sweden charge are both pretty weak, if he hadn't hidden he might have got off scot free and if guilty he wouldn't have got much more than the 7 years he spent in hiding.
OK
Poor choice of words in my post above.
I don't mean to cast doubt on the complainent
Spot on oob.
In which case he should have gone to Sweden and cleared his name.
The events of the last few days have proven that the moment he was arrested in any country, the US would have unsealed it's secret indictment and applied for his extradition, which is what he claimed at the time.
What's likely to happen now is he'll spend months, if not years in a UK prison fighting extradition to the US, which he'll eventually lose. The US will likely only charge him with a relatively minor offence which doesn't carry a death penalty to avoid one of rules on extradition.
What's not going to happen is him going to Sweden to face dropped charges.
So what has he gained by spending 7 years in the Ecuadorean embassy?
So what has he gained by spending 7 years in the Ecuadorean embassy?
Not much, but then it's not really how the thought process went was it.
What’s likely to happen now is he’ll spend months, if not years in a UK prison fighting extradition to the US, which he’ll eventually lose. The US will likely only charge him with a relatively minor offence which doesn’t carry a death penalty to avoid one of rules on extradition.
As I've said above there is another way which is make him Australia's problem and send him back there. As somebody else said he is not going to be boarding a flight anywhere soon.
The events of the last few days have proven that the moment he was arrested in any country, the US would have unsealed it’s secret indictment and applied for his extradition, which is what he claimed at the time.
Except the sealed charges were created in 2018.
What’s likely to happen now is he’ll spend months, if not years in a UK prison fighting extradition to the US, which he’ll eventually lose. The US will likely only charge him with a relatively minor offence which doesn’t carry a death penalty to avoid one of rules on extradition.
We know what the US have charged him for and it carries a Max 5 year sentence and the evidence is weak.
What’s not going to happen is him going to Sweden to face dropped charges.
Nope, according to a source quoted higher up in the thread. Apparently the Swedes have said they can reopen the case.
And it comes back to the question should we be deporting somebody to the US to face political charges? Even if it's being dressed up as a hacking charge.
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It is all rather murky, the Swedish justice system had also dropped the case, then appeared to re-open it due to political pressure.
thats not actually true but its been put about a lot by Assange's supporters
this also covers the lies put out by his lwayer that assange was unaware of the nature of the allegations - he was actually interviewed in sweden by police about them & the oft repeated one that they wouldnt be an offence in the UK, they definately would.
https://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/media/2012/09/legal-mythology-extradition-julian-assange
Except the sealed charges were created in 2018.
I somehow struggle to believe that, I suspect if this happened last year they would have been 'created' in 2017.
We know what the US have charged him for and it carries a Max 5 year sentence and the evidence is weak.
That's what he's charged with now, perhaps I'm just overly cynical when it comes to the deeply flawed US legal system, but I'd bet my nuts they won't charge him with anything too serious until he's on US soil knowing full well it would make extradition harder.
won’t charge him with anything too serious until he’s on US soil knowing full well it would make extradition harder.
I dont think thats the case
what hes charged with now is so flimsy that it makes extardition unlikely
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been sentenced to 50 weeks for skipping bail by a UK Court. The activist also faces a court hearing on potential extradition to Washington where he is accused of “conspiracy to commit computer intrusion
And the chance of getting early release must be zero as he is known to skip his bail conditions! Personally I think that the Swedes should have first go at him and then deport him back to his home country.
Probably better conditions in his open prison than the Eq Embassy 🤣🤷♂️