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Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by vintermann on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @11:24AM (#21574686)
Yup, very convenient that the pseudo-charges (He was never formally charged) were maintained for ten years, but as soon as they complicate extradition to the US they get dropped.

It's not the only thing in the Assange case which is blatantly political persecution. You got to wonder how most of the press can keep pretending it's not.

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Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by lordlimecat on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @11:24PM (#21581081)
My understanding is that Sweden under no circumstances would have been able to extradite him to the US, and certainly not with less difficulty than extradition from the UK.

The fact that Assange fled Sweden for the UK, skipped bail, and then concocted a Swedish conspiracy theory is a bit on the implausible side.

>He was never formally charged

My understanding is that the Swedish system does not allow formal charges in abstentia.

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