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Isn't this why the Swedish rape charges have popped up again? - around extradition, Sweden has historically been a patsy to the US.

• soulofmischief 7y ago
  They haven't popped back up. He's being prosecuted for evading the original arrest. Of course this is obviously just a pretext for the US getting their foot in the door.
  • gsnedders 7y ago
    No, he's been convicted of breach of bail in England; the Swedish prosecutors have reopened their investigation into the rape offence and have mentioned they are likely to seek extradition after he has completed his sentence in England.
    • soulofmischief 7y ago
      Oh, ok. This is news to me. Things are moving so fast!
      • gsnedders 7y ago
        https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/apr/11/assange-branded-a-narcissist-by-judge-who-found-him-guilty https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/apr/11/assange-brande... was the conviction; the sentencing was at the end of the same month.
        • soulofmischief 7y ago
          That link doesn't say anything about rape charges, just the charges for failing to appear in court. The article also slyly paints him in a negative light just for resisting what he considered to be an unlawful arrest, which is the natural right of any human being.