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> Why is it suspicious at all for the Interpol to hunt for a possible rapist? When does the Interpol ever get involved in a rape case? Especially one where som

> Why is it suspicious at all for the Interpol to hunt for a possible rapist? When does the Interpol ever get involved in a rape case? Especially one where someone is suspected of not-actually-rape -"rape", and supposedly only wanted for "questioning"? What the fuck? Does this not sound suspicious to you at all? > If the U.S. really wanted Assange, why haven't they charged him of espionage, hacking, anything to pressure the U.K. to extradite him? Who knows? Maybe they came up with the bullshit rape charges in Sweden first, before someone thought of doing that? At least at this point, they kind of have to go through Sweden to maintain any tiny shreds of credibility.

thomasz 14y ago
Read the article, it answers those questions.
scott_s 14y ago
Sweden does not want him for questioning. They want to arrest him for rape.
- white_devil 14y ago
  Really now? http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/21/julian-assange-defends-decision-sweden http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/21/julian-assange-d... Julian Assange today defended his decision not to return to Sweden for questioning over allegations of sexual assault, saying he did not need to be "at the beck and call of people making allegations". Apparently in 2010, it was for "questioning". It was bullshit then, and it's bullshit now.
Kell 14y ago
Interpol is not qualified to judge if what a full member country calls rape is really rape. They received a request from the country, and they charge it (well... they do filter non-serious charges... but this almost never happens to fully respected democracies). And yeah... rape is actually one of those things that Interpol almost always investigate if it's crossborder. It's actually not strange at all... To Interpol, it's rape. Which is considered a very serious crime. Period.
rprasad 14y ago
Interpol gets involved in rape cases all the time. Most of them do not make the U.S. papers or otherwise become international news.

thomasz 14y ago

Read the article, it answers those questions.

scott_s 14y ago

Sweden does not want him for questioning. They want to arrest him for rape.

white_devil 14y ago
Really now? http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/21/julian-assange-defends-decision-sweden http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/21/julian-assange-d... Julian Assange today defended his decision not to return to Sweden for questioning over allegations of sexual assault, saying he did not need to be "at the beck and call of people making allegations". Apparently in 2010, it was for "questioning". It was bullshit then, and it's bullshit now.

Kell 14y ago

Interpol is not qualified to judge if what a full member country calls rape is really rape. They received a request from the country, and they charge it (well... they do filter non-serious charges... but this almost never happens to fully respected democracies). And yeah... rape is actually one of those things that Interpol almost always investigate if it's crossborder. It's actually not strange at all... To Interpol, it's rape. Which is considered a very serious crime. Period.

rprasad 14y ago

Interpol gets involved in rape cases all the time. Most of them do not make the U.S. papers or otherwise become international news.