Posted on 11/03/2010 12:30:02 PM PDT by WesternCulture
WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange has said that he intends to sue the Swedish state over the handling of rape allegations against him by the Swedish Prosecution Authority (Åklagarmyndigheten).
"I plan to sue, several different lawyers have advised me to sue," Assange told the Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) daily.
Assange told the newspaper that he plans to sue for damages for what he considers to be "legal mistakes" directed against him.
"I am very disappointed at the Swedish authorities," the Australian told SvD.
While visiting Sweden in August, Assange was the subject of rape and molestation allegations from two women.
An arrest warrant was issued for his arrest on August 20th and prompted a media frenzy when the Expressen newspaper reported on the case the following morning.
Another prosecutor however abruptly withdrew the warrant later on the Saturday and cancelled the rape charges a few days later, only to see her decision appealed and the rape case reopened by yet another prosecutor.
The 39-year-old activist journalist has since admitted that he had met both women in question, who according to their lawyer are both Swedish and aged between 25 and 35, saying "they were both at my press conference."
He has since insisted that he has never had non-consensual sex with anyone, and refused to discuss whether he had sexual relations with the women in question, saying it was a "private matter".
Assange has also questioned the timing of the rape allegations, inferring that the Pentagon may be behind them to try to smear WikiLeaks ahead of plans to publish a slew of classified documents pertaining to the war in Iraq.
Julian Assange is still under investigation in Sweden, but the probe has not prevented from leaving the country.
Prior to the rape allegations Assange had submitted an application for a residency permit in Sweden, seeking to benefit from protection under Swedish publishing laws. His application was rejected by the Swedish Migration Board in October.
Whatever one might think about the odd jurisdiction regarding (alleged) rape Sweden lately has adopted, the Swedish authorities have only been doing their job as far as I can tell.
The same probably goes for Assange.
But I wonder how hysterical, Socialist, Feminist opposers of the WOT in Sweden feel about this issue.
Are they to side with Assange who, in their eyes, has revealed the true, evil nature of the nations defending democracy or to side with Sweden, an evil Western country fighting Talibans in Afghanistan, that all the same is a nation governed by PC Feminists and Multiculturalists (for instance, mere accusations of rape is considered to be a strong evidence of rape in Sweden and often leads to prosecution). Catch 22.
Some actually prefer terrorists to radical Feminists as terrorists often know what they want and you often can negotiate with them.
Sorry, that does not compute after you've taken advantage of another homosexual's hissy fit ~
Sucks when people post stuff on the internet that can do harm to you.
He needs a visit from another Scandinavian, Mr. .338 Lapua Mag.
Can’t do it - it was posted on WIKIRAPE
Russians can kill you in Sweden also.
It’s no problem!
“Assange is trying to convince everybody that he’s heterosexual.”
- He claimed the two women in question were present at the press conference.
Whether they were CIA agents or some sort of leftists they themselves hardly were heterosexual.
So, if a gay man rapes a lesbian woman, what does that make him?
- I'm not sure what you wish to say, but Russians don't seem to commit many murders in Sweden.
The murder cases over here that derives from any sort of organized crime mostly consists of actions by biker gangs, mafia groups with their roots in the Balkan countries and gangs from the Muslim neighborhoods of Malmö, Gothenburg and Stockholm.
“I’m not sure what you wish to say,”
Russia has no problem killing their political enemies - no matter where they are.
“Russia has no problem killing their political enemies - no matter where they are.”
- Maybe that’s because The Third Rome has no enemies as everyone is too scared to oppose it:)
Skål!/Cheers!/Budem!
Sue “A Boy Named Sue!”
Hmmm, think he’ll come to court in person? The Iranians aren’t very happy with him right now.
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