Assange arrest warrant still stands, says Sweden’s attorney-general

[struggle4progress]

14 Apr, 2015
by Cameron Jenkins

... In March, Sweden’s Supreme Court granted Assange an appeal hearing to Assange in his attempt to repeal the arrest warrant. His lawyers argue that as Sweden’s authorities have refused to interview him at the Columbian embassy in London – where he has been holed up in exile for almost three years – they have failed to progress the case as per their responsibility.

Upon this, the Swedish prosecutor heading the Assange case, Marianne Ny reversed her stance, saying she would now interview the Wikileaks fugitive in London.

However, Attorney-General Perklev told Expressen that he believed the Swedish High Court would uphold the arrest warrant. He also suggested interviewing Assange at the embassy in London involved “limitations” ...

According to Fairfax, though, Assange’s lawyer, Baltasar Garzon, said that his client will now only submit to the interview once his legal team have full access to the Swedish investigation files ...

http://www.australiantimes.co.uk/assange-arrest-warrant-still-stands-says-swedens-attorney-general-wikileaks-news14042015/

[merrily]

1. The arrest warrant is unlikely to go away unless it grows legs and makes a run for it.

(Just a joke, folks.)