Does anyone remember when Julian Assange was accused of sexual assault? What happened with that? (hexbear.net)

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[-] Huldra@hexbear.net 60 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Swedish authorities demanded he return to Sweden for interrogation and evidence collection, he refused with the justification that this shithole of a country would just hand him over to be tortured by AmeriKKKa, the Swedish State offered no guarantees or alternative routes for the investigation to take place, so the investigation was closed for lack of viable routes to investigate and prosecute it.

As far as I recall that is what happened in short.

[-] Gay_Tomato@hexbear.net 33 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Famously, the average punishment for sexual assault in Sweden is to be tortured to death in America. The Swedish parlament ruled so in 1897. Oddly specific law but what can you do about it? /s cheeto-man chefs-kiss

[-] CarbonScored@hexbear.net 29 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Wasn't the case originally closed for lack of evidence? And then later reopened for reasons unspecified. Can't say what merit the case had, but seems obvious that the re-opening was for political reasons.