Re:The US Is Preparing to Prosecute Julian Assange
by josteink on Friday November 16, 2018 @02:20AM
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The Swedish government has dropped their charges, so they no longer apply.
Now though he’s wanted by British police for avoiding arrest, which is a different felony.
That puts him under the control of the UK government, which are very likely to agree to any extradition requests the US may send.
Re:The US Is Preparing to Prosecute Julian Assange
by dagw on Friday November 16, 2018 @02:37AM
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The Swedish government has dropped their charges, so they no longer apply.
They haven't completely dropped the charges. They've dropped the investigation, canceled the arrest warrant and aren't seeking extradition. But if he visits Sweden before the statute of limitations runs out then he can technically still be brought in for questioning and the investigation can be re-opened.
Re:The US Is Preparing to Prosecute Julian Assange
by ineedasername on Saturday November 17, 2018 @10:44AM
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Eh, maybe they'd extradite, but their good faith towards the US has been rather strained lately so I wouldn't look at it as a certainty.
But those were always false even considering only the overt facts, and without the US issuing an extradition request (which there is still no indication it has, though there is an administrative error that seems to indicate that there is a sealed indictment); depending on the point in his flight from criminal process you examine, he was always either going to face the Swedish extradition request and/or the British bail jumping charges once he wasn't shielded from British authorities.