Swedish Judge says Assange has little to fear; One of Sweden's most senior judges says his country m...
Swedish Judge says Assange has little to fear; One of Sweden's most senior judges says his country may not have the authority to extradite Julian Assange to the US.Speaking in Adelaide last night, Justice Stefan Lindskog says his country's laws do not allow extradition for "military or political offences."
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The activist's legal team has said the Swedish case is a "holding case" ahead of extradition to the US. "Extradition is permitted provided the offence for which extradition is requested is equivalent to a crime punishable under Swedish law," he said in a public lecture at the University of Adelaide last night. "What is classified under US law is pr...
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Swedish Judge says Assange has little to fear; One of Sweden's most senior judges says his country may not have the authority to extradite Julian Assange to the US.Speaking in Adelaide last night, Justice Stefan Lindskog says his country's laws do not allow extradition for "military or political offences."
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