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In reply to the discussion: WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Says to Leave London Embassy 'Soon' [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)because Assange was always available to the Prosecution.
1) After the first attempt to frame him by the police who broke Sweden's law there by going to one of Sweden's most reactionary right wing tabloids, claiming there was a 'rape', think Breitbart and O'Keefe, the case was thrown out and
an investigation of who was responsible for this in the police dept, considering that the top Prosecutor there was not even aware of the 'case', was initiated.
The prosecutor threw out the entire mess because there WAS NO CASE, which she stated clearly.
Then a certain radical attorney inserted himself into the case claiming to represent both women. Curiously this lawyer believes that the state can over ride a woman's opinion, decision etc, (one of the women stated clearly there was no rape and was devastated by her treatment by the police) and forced himself on her as her representative regardless.
This attorney forced a reopening of the case with a different prosecutor.
Assange, meantime, had gone voluntarily to the police and was interviewed by them. He was NOT arrested. He then postponed his trip to London and remained in Sweden attempting to speak to this new Prosecutor. She was 'not available, too busy'.
Finally his attorney contacted her office asking for an interview so that his client could continue his journey. She 'could not meet with him' she stated, 'too busy' so he should continue on his journey to London and she would get in touch with him later. Doesn't sound like she was following her OWN well known belief system that 'in a sexual assault case the accused should be interviewed as quickly as possible'.
Assange took her advice and left for London. From there he again contacted her office to say he would return to Sweden to speak to her AGAIN. Again she did not accept that offer.
So, as everyone who actually followed this case FROM THE BEGINNING saw, it was clear that Assange AND his attorney made attempt after attempt to speak to this woman and that over and over again, she did not speak to him.
The police however HAD and saw no reason to arrest him.
As we watched these events unfold people around the world wondered WHY a prosecutor who had a reputation for promoting instant if possible, interviews in such cases, was refusing to do so in this one.
And THEN something amazing happened. An arrest warrant, a 'red alert' was issued, something you don't see even for terrorists.
Now why did that happen when the person was available all the time for an interview both in Sweden and in London and had been refused that interview?
I do not like it when women are used or political purposes. It incenses me frankly as a Feminist. Same old story, MEN using WOMEN for political purposes.
And we know, as an aside, that Karl Rove was in Sweden around that time visiting his good friend who he helped get elected over there, and avoiding a subpoena over here.
This whole thing stinks and has from the beginning.
The arrest warrant was political theater and nothing more. Fortunately the world was watching and most knew from the start what was really going on.
In fact people predicted long ago there would be no charges in this case. There are still no charges, there is much more I could go into but there is no need as a majority of people around the globe view this as what it is, an attempt to silence the press, using WOMEN to do so.
Arrest warrants, impeachments that are politically motivated, mean nothing to me, although I believe those who use the judicial process this way should be prosecuted.