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Whether that amounts to reasonable doubt is something that could be determined by a jury in a court of law following rules of evidence and procedure, if Assange
by lawtalkinghuman 7y ago
Whether that amounts to reasonable doubt is something that could be determined by a jury in a court of law following rules of evidence and procedure, if Assange went to trial.
- bouncycastle 7y agoThe charges were dropped.
- DagAgren 7y agoBecause he successfully evaded capture for long enough that the case was no longer viable.
- himinlomax 7y agoThey could have interviewed him in the embassy but declined to do so.
- DagAgren 7y agoIt really isn’t their responsibility to accommodate a fugitive, is it.
- silverreads 7y agoIt is absolutely the responsibility of the state to act fairly to all.
- DagAgren 7y agoWhich means not making special exceptions for some people, like Assange here.
- himinlomax 7y agoAre you denying that his claims of being persecuted by the US government were unfounded, given that they have been proven right?
- DagAgren 7y agoI deny that this is a valid reason to flee prosecution in Sweden.
- himinlomax 7y agoDoes that apply to all proven victims of state persecution or just Assange?