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He talked about the case, not about the whole system.

• eli 15y ago
  Then I don't follow. If the case is not supported by Swedish law then he will be acquitted, no?
  • james1071 15y ago
    The case is a pretext to get him back to Sweden, from where he will be extradited to the US.
  • loup-vaillant 15y ago
    I was thinking about this comment: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3186430 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3186430 I don't think the Swedish legal system routinely revisit cases like this in this manner. Whatever the reason (pressure from above, desire to prosecute a high-profile case…), this sounds unusual, (meaning, not representative of the way things are usually done). Basically, the case looks ridiculous, and the Swedish legal system as a whole probably isn't.
    • eli 15y ago
      But wouldn't you agree that the correct venue to make that determination is in Sweden? A UK court shouldn't be deciding the merits of a case based solely on press reports about the prosecution.
      • loup-vaillant 15y ago
        I'm not judging what England should do right now. I'm judging what some Sweden prosecutors did before.