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It seems to me that it's the Swedish police that agreed to talk to Assange in the embassy. Not Swedish diplomats.
by Kristine1975 10y ago
It seems to me that it's the Swedish police that agreed to talk to Assange in the embassy. Not Swedish diplomats.
- kalleboo 10y agoAnd to expound on that, the foreign minister is not allowed to influence the police in Sweden ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministerstyre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministerstyre ). Although there have been cases where this has happened (IIRC the US cable leaks revealed there was ministerial interference in the Pirate Bay case)