Assange demands Sweden drop arrest warrant

[Zorro]

Source: AFP

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange filed a new motion in Sweden Wednesday calling for a European arrest warrant over rape allegations to be dropped, after the United States said it was seeking to arrest him, his lawyer said.

The 45-year-old Australian denies the accusations in Sweden that date back to 2010, which he fears will see him extradited to the United States.

He has been holed up at the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012 and risks being arrested by British police as soon as he steps out of the building.

His Swedish lawyer Per Samuelsson said the new motion was filed because US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in April that arresting Assange would be "a priority".

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/assange-demands-sweden-drop-arrest-warrant-085736747.html

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The Ecuadoreans must be getting mighty sick of ol' Julian hanging out in the embassy.

[George II]

1. Especially once trump, who Assange helped get elected, starts screwing with Ecuador.

[Zorro]

3. Ironic, isn't it?

Julian was all in for Trump, now the administration wants to haul him in.

[rurallib]

4. Ironic, but the Trumpies probably look at it as

removing some potentially damaging evidence.
No wonder it is a priority.

[freddyvh]

2. hmm

he can 'demand' all he wants
that won't change anything

[SunSeeker]

5. Assange can go fuck himself.

He has already fucked us.

[JI7]

6. rapist scum

[rockfordfile]

9. It seems that way

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

7. Oh fuck off Assange

Be an adult and face the consequences of your actions.

[Jake Stern]

8. He had his chance to go to Sweden and have his day in court

If convicted he would have spent a year or two in prison and, considering Sweden's substantial human rights laws, might have avoided extradition to the US based on the idea that the potential sentence under the Espionage Act would be too harsh.