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0 pointsajanuary13y ago0 comments

My understanding is they don't just want to question him, they're at the stage they want to charge him. You can't really do that over video conference.

[edited to change 'prosecute' to 'charge']

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gasull13y ago

EDIT: I didn't understand how Swedish law work. See AndrewDuck's reply. But still, they could interrogate him by videoconference (what Assange offered) or charge him in absence.

He hasn't been formally charged of any crime. If they want to prosecute him, they should charge him of something.

AndrewDucker13y ago

That's not how Swedish law works.

From Wikipedia: "Assange has not yet been formally charged with any offence;[35] the prosecutor said that, in accordance with the Swedish legal system, formal charges will be laid only after extradition and a second round of questioning. The High Court found that the Swedish process has reached the stage of criminal proceedings, which would be equivalent to having been charged under English process.[36]"

vidarh13y ago

There is nothing preventing a Swedish court from issuing charges in absentia, and there's nothing preventing them from carrying out questioning outside of Sweden. This is smoke and mirrors.

And it's something that has prompted a formal complaint against this prosecutor to the Swedish judicial ombudsman.

jeltz13y ago

They can still interview him without laying any formal charges. As far as I know the interviews are generally held long before the formal charges are laid.

MengYuanLong13y ago

I'm extremely late to this thread and unsure where best to post this. That said, if I wanted to seriously question an individual, I would most want to control the environment. Would video conferencing allow that?

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