UK has done the dirty on Assange

[localzuk]

From what I understand, a secret court session is fairly standard in these sorts of cases in Sweden. It may also be that they wanted him for questioning to build a stronger case, or dismiss the case as unworkable, but now their hand has been forced and they've decided that the evidence they have is enough to press charges.

 

Yes, and secret court cases are simply against the best interests of justice. It also shows that they aren't complying correctly with the extradition laws, in that they were trying to misuse them to get someone to Sweden simply for questioning, rather than for charges. It isn't a choice - you've either got reason enough to push forward with a court case and therefore can extradite him, or you don't and you can't.

 

Which requires it to get into the hands of the public in the first place.

 

I think you're talking about something else here. If the US government had tried something before this publicity, the information would have become public pretty quickly - ie. his friends would have published it. You're trying to make out that governments have some magical way to prevent info becoming public, which they simply don't.

[jamesb]

Yes, and secret court cases are simply against the best interests of justice. It also shows that they aren't complying correctly with the extradition laws, in that they were trying to misuse them to get someone to Sweden simply for questioning, rather than for charges. It isn't a choice - you've either got reason enough to push forward with a court case and therefore can extradite him, or you don't and you can't.

 

Can you imagine how a public case would go? Whatever happened there'd be riots.

 

I think you're talking about something else here. If the US government had tried something before this publicity, the information would have become public pretty quickly - ie. his friends would have published it. You're trying to make out that governments have some magical way to prevent info becoming public, which they simply don't.

 

And the most information that his 'friends' might have would be 'he's vanished'. Sure, conspiracy theories would crop up, but since they always do I don't see why a government would worry. Alternatively it could be 'he dies of salmonella poisoning', or any of a host of things depending on what they wanted.

 

If they're willing to break the law in order to get what they want, there's no reason for them to bother doing it in such a stupid way as trying to corrupt the justice system of three countries and one multi-national union.

[theeldergeek]

Tbh it looks like the Swedish charges are fabricated if what you read on various sites is to be believed.

 

Then he'll plead not guilty, be found as such and have no case to answer. Won't he?