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Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation (cnn.com)
rmdingler writes: "Sweden is dropping its investigation into WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on rape allegations, according to a prosecution statement released Friday," reports CNN. "Assange, who has always denied wrongdoing, has been holed up at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012, in an effort to avoid a Swedish arrest warrant." Despite Friday's announcement, he's unlikely to walk out of the embassy imminently. There is no apparent change in the risk of being detained in the west, particularly in the U.S., but it's definitely a win for Assange.
Joshua.Niland adds: The pressure on Julian Assange may have lifted ever so slightly with Swedish prosecutors dropping their investigation into the allegations of rape. A brief statement ahead of a press conference by the prosecutor later on Friday said: "Director of Public Prosecution, Ms Marianne Ny, has today decided to discontinue the investigation regarding suspected rape (lesser degree) by Julian Assange." This will not likely deter the United States from pursuing their own charges against him for publishing tens of thousands of military documents leaked by Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning.
After describing the development as "an important victory," Assange said, "[...] it by no means erases seven years of detention without charge under house arrest and almost five years here in this embassy without sunlight. Seven years without charge while my children grow up without me. That is not something I can forgive. It is not something I can forget."
I don't know if he's guilty or not, but there was obviously something really fishy with this case to start with.
If anything it clearly shows that the Swedish justice system is corrupted.
If he, at a later date, makes himself available, I will be able to decide to resume the investigation immediately, says Marianne Ny.
The answer is a lie. So the "drop charges" is a lie as well. The moment he's outside the embassy, he'll be arrested, and the charges will be re-instated.
The proof of this is that Sweden has traveled to foreign countries to interview someone, and has conducted interviews over phone and videoconference. That Sweden refuses to follow their own standards in this case is proof they aren't following the regular process.
Julian Assange has *always* "been available". Sweden has not followed their own policies, and refused to make themselves available.
Much like the charge of "Rape (lesser degree)" is always mistranslated to "rape (with or without a degree listed)". It is "sexual misconduct" in English. But has always been deliberately mistranslated to further vilify Julian Assange. Why?
The deliberate misconduct on the part of Sweden can only be explained by them not actually wanting to catch and convict for the charge given.
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