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Re:Sweden drops Julian Assange rape investigation by burkaman on Friday May 19, 2017 @11:08AM (#14376405)
Yes, because that's what happened. "The questions were prepared by prosecutors in Sweden, where an arrest warrant for Mr. Assange was issued in 2010, but were posed by a prosecutor from Ecuador under an agreement the two countries made in August." - https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/world/europe/assange-wiki...

I think a key part of a police interview is asking new questions based on responses and having an actual conversation, which the Swedish prosecutors couldn't do.

Re:Sweden drops Julian Assange rape investigation by k1m on Friday May 19, 2017 @11:20AM (#14376520)
Your original comment made it sound like they had no input in the questions being put to Assange. Merely "present" to observe Ecuador. This article suggests Sweden was involved and I don't see anything suggesting the procedure (under "an agreement the two countries made") was problematic. Who asks the questions seems to just be a technicality here.
Re:Sweden drops Julian Assange rape investigation by burkaman on Friday May 19, 2017 @11:31AM (#14376642)
"Isgren is allowed to ask Assange to clarify his answers, but not to put additional questions, and will receive a written transcript of the exchanges from Ecuador after the interview has concluded." - https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/nov/14/julian-assange...

This is problematic.

Re:Sweden drops Julian Assange rape investigation by k1m on Friday May 19, 2017 @11:55AM (#14376889)
Problematic for whom? You seem more concerned about this than the Swedish prosecutors. It seems this was the procedure they agreed to. Whether it's normal or not I don't know. But they haven't made a fuss about it. And I think they would have if it was a big concern.
Re:Sweden drops Julian Assange rape investigation by belorn on Friday May 19, 2017 @01:30PM (#14377740)
They could ask for a second interview and present follow up questions.

But this raise a primary question. Is the distinction of being able to instantly make follow up questions of such importance that it will swing the binary choice of charging Assange of a crime or dropping the case?

The primary cause for a guilty and not guilty verdict should not be the quality of the environment for a police interview. Not for a such serious allegation like this.