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Assange Denied Swedish Residence On Confidential Reasons

Posted by Soulskill on from the bet-he'd-get-in-if-he-leaked-the-finns'-secrets dept.

MotorMachineMercenar writes "The Local reports that Julian Assange has been denied a residence permit in Sweden. The WikiLeaks spokesman and Australian citizen applied for residency in August, apparently to gain the freedom of speech protection offered by Swedish laws. When asked about the reasons for the denial, a Swedish official responsible replied, '...secrecy prevails in reference to the grounds for such a decision,' essentially meaning the reasons are confidential. Assange has been recently under investigation for sexual molestation charges, which were withdrawn and then re-instated. WikiLeaks is expected to release up to 400,000 confidential US military documents in the near future, which would be the largest such leak in US history."

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  1. Confidential by amicusNYCL · · Score: 5, Funny

    When asked about the reasons for the denial, a Swedish official responsible replied, '...secrecy prevails in reference to the grounds for such a decision,' essentially meaning the reasons are confidential.

    If only there was a website where we could learn about such things.

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    "Our two-party system is like a bowl of shit looking at itself in a mirror." - Lewis Black
  2. I feel for ya... by halivar · · Score: 5, Funny

    The only difference between +5 Interesting and -1 Redundant is 2 minutes.

    1. Re:I feel for ya... by interkin3tic · · Score: 4, Funny

      And the difference between +5 interesting and -1 redundant is 6 virtual points you can spend towards an imaginary pony named Mr. Bubblecatcher.

    2. Re:I feel for ya... by bigstrat2003 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Bah! I don't care for your silly rew- he catches bubbles, you say?? Tell me more.

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  3. Re:Is Julian Assange blacklisted? by shitzu · · Score: 4, Funny

    in no time these confidential reasons will be published on wikileaks