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Re:Julian Assange arrested in London by house9-2 on Thursday April 11, 2019 @09:05AM (#19634017)
I think what you are saying is he should have been extradited to Sweden not the US?

Apparently those charges were dropped?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assange_v_Swedish_Prosecution_...

> The investigation into the allegation of rape, as of 19 May 2017, has been dropped by Swedish authorities.

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Re:Julian Assange arrested in London by scotchmi_st on Thursday April 11, 2019 @09:13AM (#19634088)
It wasn't dropped in the sense that the prosecutors dropped their charges. It was dropped in the sense that the case was put in a dormant state. It can be re-opened, until August 2020 I believe.
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Re:Julian Assange arrested in London by ionised on Thursday April 11, 2019 @09:13AM (#19634090)
Not just that, but the original accuser dropped her charges long before the Swedish authorities gave up.
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