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In reply to the discussion: The Swedish Prosecutor Lied As Charged. Admits No Legal Impediment to London Interview w/Assange. [View all]hack89
(39,181 posts)and she didn't lie. Read the article, not Sabrina's interpretation of it. It clearly states why the prosecutor did not go to London and why she is going now.
One reason she didn't want to interview him in London is because she could not arrest him at the conclusion of the interview. The Swedish legal system is not like the US. This interview is not part of an investigation to get his side of the story. It was so the prosecutor could present her case to him before arresting him. She has stated several times that her intent was to arrest him after the interview. Now she has to interview him because there is a statute of limitations on some of the charges - she has to interview him so she can indict him before the clock runs out. It is unlikely, however, that Assange will allow himself to be arrested so after the interview we are back to where we started, waiting until Assange emerges from the embassy.