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Circumstances as described* could lead to rape. But that doesn't mean this particular charge as worked up by this Swedish prosecutor is valid.
Someone posted elsewhere:
"Sure, it's likely that Interpol are taking advantage of the current legal situation because they want to shut Assange up - but their opportunism should have no bearing at all on the rape cases themselves."
My comment:
It's not just Interpol. The Swedish authorities themselves first took a request for information and made a charge of rape, then fired the first prosecutor, dropped the case, hired a new prosecutor, reopened the case, refused information to the defense, etc etc.
There's no reason to suppose a trial in Sweden on 'the rape cases themselves' would be fair, either.
And all our information about what really happened comes through the Swedish authorities, too. If the women make independent statements, still at this point they are subject to pressure by the authorities (cf Monica Lewinsky, Juanita Broderick).
*described by the prosecution
Circumstances as described* could lead to rape. But that doesn't mean this particular charge as worked up by this Swedish prosecutor is valid.
Someone posted elsewhere:
"Sure, it's likely that Interpol are taking advantage of the current legal situation because they want to shut Assange up - but their opportunism should have no bearing at all on the rape cases themselves."
My comment:
It's not just Interpol. The Swedish authorities themselves first took a request for information and made a charge of rape, then fired the first prosecutor, dropped the case, hired a new prosecutor, reopened the case, refused information to the defense, etc etc.
There's no reason to suppose a trial in Sweden on 'the rape cases themselves' would be fair, either.
And all our information about what really happened comes through the Swedish authorities, too. If the women make independent statements, still at this point they are subject to pressure by the authorities (cf Monica Lewinsky, Juanita Broderick).
*described by the prosecution
