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It's one of the fundamentals of the Swedish legal system, you can't be sentenced in your absence or at least not without being heard
by Avalyst 9y ago
It's one of the fundamentals of the Swedish legal system, you can't be sentenced in your absence or at least not without being heard
- icebraining 9y agoHe was heard at the embassy, back in November.
- efraim 9y agoNot by Swedish police or prosecutor, Ecuador didn't allow it. Only a prosecutor from Ecuador was allowed to ask questions.
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- tremon 9y agoThat does not limit the amount of evidence that can be collected.
- Avalyst 9y agoIt does not but it limits the possibility to prosecute which is what the prosecutor came to terms with, at least according to her comments on the Swedish evening news. Basically the statue of limitations for this crime is 10 years, it's now been 7 and there is no resolution in sight so it's basically just a waste of time and money. Embarrassing if you ask me but that's the way it is.