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Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by jimbokun on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @10:00AM (#21573447)
"Yes, technically, he was free to leave, but arguing that is ignoring the fact that leaving would mean jail."

Didn't it mean he would be free to stand trial for the rape allegations?

Do those women not have a right to have their case heard?

Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by StanislavPetrov on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @11:09AM (#21574476)
>Didn't it mean he would be free to stand trial for the rape allegations?

No, there were never any charges filed against Julian Assange in Sweden. He was wanted for "questioning" by a Swedish prosecutor in a case that has now been entirely dropped due to a complete lack of substance. Assange's assertion was that this Swedish investigation was created entirely as a pretense to seize him and ship him to the United States for his activities as a publisher (an assertion that has proven to be true given his current status). There was nothing preventing the Swedish prosecutor from questioning Assange in the UK - they have traveled abroad to question subjects of other investigations in the past.

Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by colejohnson66 on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @10:12AM (#21573601)
They do. He should stand trial for that. However, I’m talking about the US case where he is being charged with espionage. In other words: exposing the US government’s illegal doings. He should not have to stand trial for that.
Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by mariorossi666 on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @10:25AM (#21573791)
> . He should not have to stand trial for that.

The Trump administration pushed the pedal on it.

And to think that Assange was scared as hell of Hillary Clinton, which actually would be a much better option for him now, imagine Hillary forgiving Assange, she had a lot to gain from it, Trump doesn't care, he just really doesn't.

Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by shadowgovt on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @10:33AM (#21573902)
Yep. If Assange were betting a Trump administration would pardon him, he didn't do his homework on Trump.
Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by SuoDuanDao on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @10:43AM (#21574057)
I assume he did his homework on Clinton. Whatever else one thinks of Assange, he must have known what skeletons were in her closet.
Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by shadowgovt on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @10:46AM (#21574087)
We're off in speculation territory, but I think it's unlikely the situation would have been worse for him than it is now (unless one buys into the ridiculous "The Clintons have people killed" conspiracy theory, in which case I have the basement of a pizza parlor to sell if anyone's buying. ;) ).
Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by SuoDuanDao on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @06:16AM (#21582860)
which to me, implies that Assange bought into that theory in 2016. Which given his situation, makes me think that 'rediculous' might not be the best descriptor.
Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by shadowgovt on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @09:09AM (#21583993)
You'd think someone such as him with so much access to information would be less susceptible to repeatedly-debunked conspiracy theories.

Then again, such theories seem to have blossomed in the information age, so perhaps not.

Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by mariorossi666 on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @10:46AM (#21574101)
and yet all his worst fear have materialized now.