Julian Assange case: Sweden to drop sex assault inquiry

[cronus]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33894757

Julian Assange case: Sweden to drop sex assault inquiry

Swedish prosecutors will drop their investigation into sexual assault allegations against Julian Assange on Thursday because of the statutes of limitation, the BBC has learned.
The Wikileaks founder still faces the more serious allegation of rape.

But prosecutors have run out of time to investigate Mr Assange for sexual assault because they have not succeeded in questioning him.
He denies all allegations and has said they are part of a smear campaign.

The Australian journalist and activist sought asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden.

(continued, almost completely innocent...)

[mistermack]

All Swedes are wankers.

I wouldn't have a Volvo as a gift. ( nothing newer than 1975 anyway ).

[JimC]

All Swedes are wankers.

What about Turnips?

[mistermack]

All Swedes are wankers.

What about Turnips?

They are basically feminists.
Bitter Swedes.

[Seth]

They don't need to question him to charge him and make him a fugitive...unless they don't have probable cause based on the evidence from the purported victims, in which case they should have dropped the case years ago because Assange was never under any compulsion to talk to the police even if he was in their custody.

What this means is that he's probably right and they never had a case to begin with, and he needn't have fled.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

They don't need to question him to charge him

They do under Swedish law. Read the rest of the article.

[cronus]

http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2015/08/12/pok ... explained/

How things have changed? They'll have changed even more by 2020 when he leaves the building?