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Statement from Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, on Assange and the accusations of rape against him - https://medium.com/@njmelzer/response-to-open
by henryaj 2y ago
Statement from Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, on Assange and the accusations of rape against him - https://medium.com/@njmelzer/response-to-open-letter-of-1-july-2019-7222083dafc8 https://medium.com/@njmelzer/response-to-open-letter-of-1-ju...
- mjg59 2y agoCourts concluded that under both Swedish and English law, what was described (if accurately described, which is a separate issue) qualified as rape. Section 116 and onwards of https://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2011/11/assange-judgment.pdf https://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2011/11/assan... describe this in more detail. This isn't an arbitrary conclusion - it's based on an analysis of the described behaviour against national law. Someone unfamiliar with the specific law of the nations involved may reach a different conclusion, which is understandable and also entirely irrelevant.
- henryaj 2y agoI don't know what to believe. That document is pretty damning reading to be honest (thank you for sharing and pointing to the relevant sections), but the original post from Melzer still raises some alarming issues I think