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In reply to the discussion: Context and the Assange case. [View all]AikidoSoul
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She admits she had sex with him. And so did the other woman he had sex with while in Sweden. Neither of them accused him of rape. They told the police that they simply wanted him tested for venereal disease because they thought the sex may have been "unprotected". The police asked if Assange had raped them and they said no.
In Sweden police and prosecutorial apparatus don't need the "victim's" permission to conduct an investigation. Even if a sexual partner denies that rape took place, the police can file it as a rape case because sexual conduct laws in Sweden are designated as "public prosecution laws." But when asked to sign the government's rape accusation papers, the women refused. The Swedish prosecutor issued a warrant for Assange's arrest the very night after the women asked for the medical testing.
There is much foolishness on DU by those who consider Sweden to really be a "neutral" country, but it's an image Sweden likes to foster. The US ambassador to Sweden uses the flimsy neutrality status as a convenient image to convey a badge of trust. That's partly how they convinced the US and her partners of Swedens "neutral status" when providing intelligence to our government on the Iranian nuclear project.
The truth is that they have long been in bed with the US for strong economic and military security reasons. For that, you will have to read some history.
Sweden would gladly destroy Assange for the benefit of US interests, a/k/a the interests of the 1/10 %.