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Sweden Makes Another Request To Ecuador For Permission To Question Assange (thelocal.se)

Posted by samzenpus on from the we-need-answers dept.

cold fjord writes: Thelocal.se reports that Sweden's state prosecutor's office said today that it has formally asked Ecuador in writing for permission to interrogate Julian Assange. They don't know when Ecuador will reply. The request follows the signing of an agreement in December on general legal cooperation between the two countries. Ecuador required the agreement before it would consent to an interview of Assange. The Swedish prosecutors want to question Assange regarding rape allegations that have a statute of limitations that run till 2020. The statue of limitations for other sex crimes Assange has been accused of have expired while Assange has been in hiding. Sweden had previously asked to question Assange in the embassy, but Ecuador declined permission. In another peculiar twist to the case, RTE.ie is reporting that Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino has stated that the exact procedures that will be used are not known, but that Ecuadorian prosecutors will be the ones actually questioning Assange although Swedish officials can be present. Sweden's view on this is unclear.

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  1. Fiasco continues by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I will patiently wait for the sanctimonious shills to come out and shit the place up like all articles of the nature.

    Assange is a serial rapist who escape prosecution!
    Manning's leaks cost 'murican soldier's lives!
    Snowden sold 'murica's secrets to the Russians!

    Pathetic...

  2. Strange by EzInKy · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I thought Statute Of Limitation only applied to undiscovered crimes. The idea that a known suspect can hide for a certain period of time to avoid prosecution seems quite absurd to me.

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    1. Re:Strange by TangoMargarine · · Score: 4, Insightful

      It's not "fleeing" if he hasn't been charged with anything.

      I didn't "flee" to work this morning. I commuted.

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  3. massive, aggravated assault & rape in your str by harvey+the+nerd · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...and you're still bothering Assange.

    Tell us again how you are not a lap dog for the US gevernment.

  4. Re:massive, aggravated assault & rape in your by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    I agree, it's ridiculous. And so obvious.

    Massive gangs of asylum seeking men, molesting underage girls at music festivals... Gang rapes that occurs every year... Someone gets a couple of months in prison at most. The population never get the news or to know identities of the criminals eitherway.

    USA-wanted man has sex with two girls without condom - let's chase him for years!