Julian Assange accused of rape (Updated)

[nomadking]

Are people saying that he should get away with anything? IIRC He is not denying that events took place, just the nature of them.

You do realize that one of the accusers is a member of a group that:-

has received criticism for its cooperation with various alleged islamist and antizionist groups and people.

Julian Assange arrives in Sweden on a speaking trip partly arranged by "Miss A", a member of the Christian Association of Social Democrats.

[danielf]

Errrm, what relevance does that have to accusations of rape?

[nomadking]

Originally Posted by danielf

Errrm, what relevance does that have to accusations of rape?

Which post are you referring to?

The accusers are themselves being accused of lying, in order for him to be sent to the US. If at least one of the accusers seems not to be a supporter of the reasons for the US wanting him, then why would she/they be lying?

Update

The Supreme Court has dismissed a bid by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to reopen his appeal against extradition to Sweden over alleged sex crimes.
Seven judges of Britain's top court unanimously dismissed the move by Mr Assange as being "without merit"......

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The court has given Assange a two-week grace period before extradition proceedings can start.

Once the fortnight is up, officials have 10 days to fly Mr Assange to Sweden.

BBC's legal correspondent Clive Coleman said that this was "pretty much the last attempt" by Mr Assange to legally fight extradition.

The anti-secrecy campaigner could still take his case to the European Court of Human Rights.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18514726

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is seeking political asylum at Ecuador's London embassy, the country's foreign minister has said.
"Ecuador is studying and analysing the request," Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino told reporters in Quito.

[Derek]

Ah well I'm sure his supporters can afford the loss of the bail money they put up for him.

Personally I think he comes across as a little turd,not an heroic defender of everybody's freedoms and the right to know..

Much as anyone might think they have a right to know,sometimes they can be putting some one's life at risk and to expose them to that risk is making a judgement that maybe it's not ours/his to make.

[Osem]

Not the first time it's happened I know, but this reveals a bit of a hole in the justice process doesn't it. Of course it's probably not a hole that would benefit many ordinary people and you do have to wonder a) why Ecuador might want to give asylum to this guy and b) whether, if they do grant his request, they'll have to smuggle him out of the UK in a crate full of secret diplomatic documents...