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London's Metropolitan Police arrest Julian Assange

Ian Michael Gumby
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@Version 1.0 : Did you ever stop to learn the facts?

Assange had 3 extradition hearing to appeal the EAW issued by Sweden.

A couple of facts from the court case.

1) The charge of rape is one of the handful of charges where there doesn't have to be reciprocity. Meaning if you have an unpaid parking ticket in France which carried jail time while in the UK it doesn't, the French couldn't issue an EAW. (I know its a fake example, but you get the idea) THe point is that w Rape, if Sweden says that they want you back in their country so they can conduct the final interview and charge you, that's all that matters.

2) I forget which appeal hearing, but one of the judges' comments were to the fact that regardless of reciprocity, one of the charges of rape does meet the statute in the UK to be also considered a criminal act.

So yes, one of the charges is illegal in the UK, as to the US, it could be but without out evidence no prosecutor will bring up charges.

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