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by peteretep 12y ago
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> the next step in the Swedish proceedings is to conduct a second
> interview with him before making a decision whether to formally
> charge him ... If a decision is taken to formally charge him,
> Assange would face trial within two weeks of that decision
> being made. It is difficult to see how this could happen if
> the final interview takes place in the Ecuadorian embassy in
> Knightsbridge.
I wonder what's changed in the eyes of the Swedish prosecutor. I seemed to remember they were coming under some other deadline?
- vacri 12y agoThere's a five-year limit for some of the charges (but not all), from memory. As he turned out to be quite willing to wait it out, they are looking to retake the initiative.
- belorn 12y agoBeyond that, the courts has been quite clear that the Swedish prosecutor must move forward with the case or it would be dismissed. The Supreme Court decision uses the recent decision by the Swedish prosecutor as the primary argument for rejecting the appeal.