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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/19/2012 6:26 AM, Ginger Paque
wrote:<br>
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This would appear to make the extradition unnecessary.<br>
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This doesn't mean that the sexual misconduct charges should not be
investigated (whatever they actually are: I don't know).<br>
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18 November 2010</h2>
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District Court approves a request to detain Mr Assange for
questioning on suspicion of rape, sexual molestation and
unlawful coercion. Sweden's Director of Prosecution Marianne Ny
says he has not been available for questioning.</p>
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Assange's British lawyer Mark Stephens says his client offered
to be interviewed at the Swedish embassy in London or Scotland
Yard or via video link. He accuses Ms Ny of "abusing her powers"
in insisting that Mr Assange return to Sweden.</p>
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As I said before: I think this is extremely important - guilty or
not is not what I would like to see discussed at present. <br>
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I repeat: "For more than 19 months now, the Swedish government has
refused to explain why he could not be questioned in the UK."<br>
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Norbert Klein<br>
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