Assange prosecutor cited for secrecy breach

[maddezmom]

Source: The Local

Assange prosecutor cited for secrecy breach
Published: 24 Aug 10 16:39 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/28556/20100824/

Share The prosecutor who issued the warrant for the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been reported for violating rules on the confidentiality of preliminary investigations, newspaper Dagens Juridik (DJ) reported on Tuesday.


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The prosecutor on duty, Maria Häljebo Kjellstrand, decided on Friday to issue a warrant to arrest Assange on suspicion of rape. She later confirmed to Expressen that there was a case and that Assange was charged in absentia. The warrant was withdrawn one day later.

Due process organisation Rättssäkerhetsorganisationen (RO), which had previously notified the prosecutor through the Ombudsmen of Justice (Justitieombudsmännen, JO) for her conduct in connection with the decision to issue the warrant, has now supplemented its notification, the report said.


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[bemildred]

1. Good. nt

[Joe Chi Minh]

2. What the heck! that smacks of official accountability. What's going on!

[sabrina 1]

3. Good, she should have simply responded to the tabloid

by saying 'no comment'. I wonder if she knew the women, or allowed herself to be swayed by their claims rather than waiting for a report and a full investigation including speaking to Assange himself who was completely unaware of any of this until he read it in the news.