Mr. Assange made a brief visit to Sweden in August last year. The visit resulted in charges of one case of rape in Enköping, three cases of sexual molestation in Stockholm and Enköping and an additional case of unlawful duress in Stockholm. The claimants were two young Swedish women.
According to the Swedish prosecutor the investigations into the alleged crimes can not be continued without Mr. Assange allowing himself to be interrogated on the charges.
Sweden has since August issued an International arrest warrant demanding that Mr. Assange be arrested and extradited to Sweden for interrogation.
Today there was a court hearing held in the Belmarsh court (London) to set the date for further proceedings. It was announced that Mr. Assange will remain free on bail until the actual procedure begins on February 7th, 2011.
I strongly support WikiLeaks and it´s work in disclosing misconduct by and the sordid secrets of governments and officials all around the world. However Mr. Assanges continued refusal to co-operate with the investigation of the alleged crimes amaze me, especially if he - as he claims in the press - is innocent of all charges.
On a more personal note I would like to add, the longer you keep this charade running Julian, the more you seem like a bum and a coward - as my friend Diana would say - and more guilty by every day that passes. "Actions over words - always", my Ars would add I am sure.
You did not seem like a coward before this, so step up and do the right thing!
The worst part is that the world thinks it´s okay to rape woman. Sweden is a crazy little country with crazy laws!
ReplyDeleteWikileaks is important. Assange is not.