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He really seems like his own worst enemy, not in the least because his claims are at odds with his behavior. I also don’t really buy that he’s avoiding Swedish
by IntronExon 9y ago
He really seems like his own worst enemy, not in the least because his claims are at odds with his behavior. I also don’t really buy that he’s avoiding Swedish justice out of fear that the Americans will get him. That seems especially unlikely with Trump in office, given that they seem more or less aligned.
He just seems to be an egotist and a bit of a scumbag, who says one thing and does another.
- EmilStenstrom 9y agoThere is no longer any Swedish justice after him. Case was closed because he couldn’t be reached.
- IntronExon 9y agoAnd his assertion on Friday that Sweden had cleared his name for a crime he has denied was disputed by Sweden’s chief prosecutor, Marianne Ny. Sweden was dropping the inquiry, Ms. Ny said, because she simply saw no way forward and “we don’t make any statement of guilty or not.” Should Mr. Assange enter Sweden before August 2020, when the statute of limitations expires for the last remaining allegation, of minor rape, she said, the investigation could be reopened. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/world/europe/julian-assange-sweden-rape.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/world/europe/julian-assan...
- rurban 9y agoIt's only the US and british governments which are after him currently. Publishing annoying state secrets doesn't go well with them.
- lucozade 9y agoThe British government are after him because, after he was allowed to enter the country and having gone through due process, his European arrest warrant was upheld and he absconded. That has nothing to do with state secrets and, so far, the US haven't asked for him to be extradicted. As the US has the concept of a closed warrant,it's not currently possible to know if he's wanted by them. It's not exactly inconceivable.