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(3,317 posts)You said in post # 215
"Under the Swedish justice system's procedures, they cannot charge him until they have him in custody."
I provided you with a link to the English translation of the Swedish Code of Judicial Procedures. You can check for yourself. It is easy to read and quite concise. Nowhere does it say that they cannot charge him until they have him in custody.
Your quote from the extradition case has nothing to do with this whatsoever. It only shows that Ms Ny affirms that Assange is not yet indicted. She states that he currently thinks he should be indicted, but perhaps not, in case "matters said by him (...) undermine ... (her) present view".
She has not yet "filed for a summons" with the court, which would be the end of the preliminary investigation (the current stage) and start the prosecution phase:
II. PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Chapter 45
INSTITUTION OF PUBLIC PROSECUTION
Section 1
A prosecutor who wants to institute a prosecution shall file with the
court a written application for a summons against the person to be
charged; however, to the extent found appropriate, the court may
authorize the prosecutor to issue a summons.
http://www.regeringen.se/content/1/c4/15/40/472970fc.pdf