Published: 14 Jun 12 15:51 CET | Print version
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Britain's Supreme Court said on Thursday it has rejected an application by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to reopen his appeal against extradition to Sweden.
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If Sweden do extradite him to the USA, the whole credibility of thir legal system and politics will be called into question. The perception of Sweden extenally is quite positive in my opinion where fairness and equality is upheld by policies etc. So extradition to the USA would show a new light to Sweden.
Theoretically, the USA could file charges in the USA -AFTER- he goes to Sweden. So it would become a new case. Then Sweden would have to extradite. It just is procedure, no matter what Sweden currently plans, it then is USA choice.
Legally not much Sweden could do about it.
Precisely why his lawyers do not want him here even though he has no real formal charge, only an order to be 'questioned' - many seem to be puzzled as to why he is even scared to come if the charges are frivolous.
A guy who cut his activist and anarchist teeth in hacking can quite easily find charges brought up to him, especially under the new laws recently passed about cyber security.
Why is it that those who have money can work their way to the top of the government?
We want more of the the truth - EXPOSE THEM ALL!
Political charade - puppets on a string!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
good one dude!
Can anyone please explain how this is not a corrupt system, similar to that used in many soviet and fascist dictatorships, to ensure that the state is able to control those it finds inconvenient?
One of the allegedly raped women, arranged a party for Assange the day after through FB.
"geeky coward"? he "hides" with world wide press? He's got more guts than all 10 million Swedes together and you are sitting in the forrest yourself behind a computer!
So what you are hiding in the woods! LOL
Sounds like you are a government troll!
My advise to the human right groups is to speak out about Swedish breaching international low when it comes working on behalf of US's CIA, like the terrorist scandal couple of years ago , and know they volunteer to make up a case for this gentlemen,