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I am not following this case to the tiniest detail but I remember, when Assange was originally extracted from the embassy it was advertised that primary charges
by ramtatatam 5y ago
I am not following this case to the tiniest detail but I remember, when Assange was originally extracted from the embassy it was advertised that primary charges are around some sexual assault - if I remember correctly these charges had been dropped..
- freeflight 5y agoI can recommend reading this interview [0] with Niels Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture. It gives a pretty good run-down of what happened, by somebody who's impartial, qualified, and actually had access to a lot of evidence and official documentation around the case. A somewhat long read, but absolutely worth it in terms of what it reveals. Case in point: Assange was never even accused by anybody of sexual assault or rape, Swedish police changed witness testimonies to fabricate that claim, then leaked it the same night to Swedish press. [0] https://www.republik.ch/2020/01/31/nils-melzer-about-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange https://www.republik.ch/2020/01/31/nils-melzer-about-wikilea...