Sweden accused of improper action against Assange
A lawyer for Julian Assange and a Swedish legal expert this morning accused prosecutors in Sweden of irregularities and illegality in the way they built a sex crimes case against the WikiLeaks founder. Assange’s Swedish lawyer, Bjorn Hurtig, said an initial prosecutor “acted against the laws of confidentiality, telling one of our tabloid newspapers that Julian was suspected of rape.” He said prosecutors and police had leaked details of the case to the media. Assange is fighting extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over claims of rape and sexual molestation made by two women. His lawyers argue that the global publicity around the case and the Swedish custom of hearing…
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