Assange rolls natural 20; a wild nullification appears.
September 7, 2012 3:09 AM Subscribe
Swedish Prosecution Authority chief prosecutor Eva Finne has cancelled the Assange European Arrest Warrant, stating "I don't think there is reason to suspect that he has committed rape." The requirement for extradition has therefore been nullified. [BBC - purely factual] [Al Jazeera - oped largely opining that the case was politically motivated] It is so far unknown why the case against Assange appears to have collapsed, and Finne has not given any reasons for suddenly believing that the case is unviable.
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Previously, the still-open thread on the Assange saga..
posted by kanuck at 3:15 AM on September 7, 2012
posted by kanuck at 3:15 AM on September 7, 2012
So much for Sweden being under the thumb of the US. But from the BBC article:
Media reports say Mr Assange was in Sweden last week to talk about his work and defend the decision by Wikileaks to publish the Afghan war logs.
What?
posted by outlier at 3:15 AM on September 7, 2012
Media reports say Mr Assange was in Sweden last week to talk about his work and defend the decision by Wikileaks to publish the Afghan war logs.
What?
posted by outlier at 3:15 AM on September 7, 2012
That BBC story is trending #4 on their site, so I assumed it was current. Look at the date on it. I didn't do so well enough.
posted by jaduncan at 3:17 AM on September 7, 2012 [3 favorites]
posted by jaduncan at 3:17 AM on September 7, 2012 [3 favorites]
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