There are a lot of things wrong with this case, but this is not one of those things. First, normal suspects are harder to find. Assange is a semi-official pers

There are a lot of things wrong with this case, but this is not one of those things. First, normal suspects are harder to find. Assange is a semi-official person, not a lot of work went into tracking him down. Second, the case was already opened. Assange's location in the world did not affect it. It'd be different if Assange's identity was not known, and if, at the time of making the decision to investigate the case further, his whereabouts were unknown and him likely in another country.