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Re:Julian Assange Is Free by vidarh on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @03:55AM (#40785693)
He has served more time in prison than he would if he had gone to Sweden and been convicted of outright rape.

The sentencing guideline for rape in Sweden is 3-6 years in prison, or up to 4 years for "negligent rape", and even if convicted for everything he was alleged to have done, Swedish practice in rape cases would mean there's no chance he'd have gotten anywhere close to maximum sentences.

So without going into whether or not that case was legitimate, or whether or not the handling of it was legitimate, he's suffered more, in far worse conditions, than a Swedish court would have imposed.

Re:Julian Assange Is Free by PawgerZ on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @10:13AM (#40788909)
Swedish court would have imposed a swift extradition to the United States.
Re:Julian Assange Is Free by vidarh on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @12:45PM (#40790688)
Maybe, but not as punishment for the alleged rape. My point was that while he may have evaded a conviction, the result was worse than any rape conviction in Sweden would have been for him in isolation.