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Interpol Issues Wanted Notice For Julian Assange

Posted by timothy on from the we-think-we-don't-like-him dept.

chrb writes "Interpol have issued a wanted notice for Julian Paul Assange for alleged sex crimes. The Guardian and Wired both have commentary."

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  1. Out of curiousity... by g4c · · Score: 5, Interesting

    How often does Interpol get involved in sex crimes cases? Specifically, I'm wondering if this is common practice, or if it's only common practice when the suspect is as famous/meddling/troublesome-to-xyz-government as Julian Assange.

    1. Re:Out of curiousity... by dave562 · · Score: 5, Interesting

      The scope / context of the crime is different. If you read the list again, you will realize that all of those crimes involve large numbers of victims. They are also large scale crimes that have a lot of moving parts and are multi-faceted.

      While rape is a serious crime, it is not something that falls within the scope of Interpol's jurisdiction.

  2. I wonder if it was the bankers? by erroneus · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It's one thing to poke at governments. No one is ever happy with their government. In fact, it's pretty standard to have something bad to say about government and it all gets washed away and forgotten in a short time because there's always a fresh new stink pile being created to distract us from the previous stink pile we all got pissed off about. It's almost fun at times. But when Wikileaks says it is releasing secret data from banks? Well, THOSE are the people who run this planet. There are no election turn-overs or parties to choose from. It's just a bunch of men in dark suits controlling the money supply for the whole world. I think it's about time Assange seeks asylum in China. The bankers are a LOT more serious than governments and politics.

  3. Re:Legit? by hedwards · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Worse, they're encounters that were consensual then turned non-consensual later when the women he was sleeping with met each other. Which is why the charges were completely dropped at one point as it turned out that you can't declare sex rape ex post facto, it's either rape at the time or it's not. It's not like one of those corner cases where somebody's not able to consent for one reason or another.

  4. Re:"Sex crimes" by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 5, Interesting

    One woman said Assange ignored her appeals to stop when the condom broke.

    I'd like to hear a better explanation for that one. Maybe all the girls I've been with have been completely out of touch with their bodies, but there is no way any of them could tell if the condom broke until afterwards.

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