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Following the news that Sweden has dropped its case against Julian Assange, John Pilger draws together his investigations into the pursuit and persecution of the founder of WikiLeaks.

Nybloggat på HAX.5July.org:The Assange case – now what? »Åklagare Marianne Ny har beslutat att lägga ner förundersökningen kring Wikileaks grundare Julian Assange. Så vad händer nu?På 5 juli-bloggen ger jag en översiktlig bild av läget. Räkna dock med att situationen kan komma att förändras snabbt.

The Swedish special prosecutor has decided to close the investigation into sexual misconduct against Wikileaks editor in chief Julian Assange.
First of all, the case in itself was remarkably thin. Second, Assange has never been charged with any crime. The European Arrest Warrant (EAW) was issued to question him. Such an interview was conducted last November. So, reasonably, the EAW have lost its function.
So, now… what?

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Sverige beter sig skamlöst i fallet med Wikileaks grundare och chefredaktör Julian Assange.Han har i fyra-fem års tid haft sin tillflykt hos Ecuadors ambassad i London, där han beviljats asyl.Vad gäller det svenska rättsfall som ligger till grund för allt detta – så är det värt att notera att Assange inte ens är åtalad för något.Den europeiska arresteringsorder (EAW) som Sverige utfärdat handlar om att man vill förhöra Assange.

Ecuador has written to the Swedish government complaining of a “serious lack of progress” in the investigation involving a rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

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It is now the last day in April, five months since Assange was questioned about the rape allegations in Britain. However there is no word from Sweden either of the case against him being dropped or of the rape charges against him being pressed.
Meanwhile the European arrest warrant been not been cancelled, and the extradition request to Britain has not been dropped, even though their purported purpose – to have Assange questioned about the rape allegations – has been fulfilled in Britain.

(ANTIMEDIA) At the end of last week, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said arresting Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is now a “priority.” Not long after, CNN reported that authorities have prepared charges against Assange, who is currently seeking refuge at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

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