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In reply to the discussion: Assange to UN: 'It is time for the US to cease its persecution of WikiLeaks' [View all]reorg
(3,317 posts)- when she could and probably should have arrested Assange, at least have him immediately interrogated shortly after having re-interviewed the complainants. Instead, she didn't even impose travel restrictions, highly unusual if she in fact had "probable cause" as is now alleged, given that Assange did not reside in Sweden.
Then, a week later or so, she appears to have been very determined as to specific dates all of a sudden. She arrested Assange "in absence" only a few hours before his plane left, but strangely didn't manage to get hold of him. It does indeed appear that mixed signals were sent: leave while you still can, because if we can get you, you'll be detained, and, as you know, we can hold you incommunicado for quite a while if we choose to.
This, and the reactions in the US to the leaks as well as the smear campaign might have convinced him that he was in danger of getting locked up forever. If you think that's silly, please point out how he can be sure that nothing he ever did through Wikileaks can be considered illegal in the US. You seem strangely reluctant to do that and I wonder why.