| RedInker said: Assange is a prick and should stop cowering in an embassy and go to Sweden to face trial. Innocent people dont seek asylum in foreign embassies. We dont need this site anyway as all documents will eventually get made public under the freedom of information act. Goverments do need to keep some secrets in the same way business' do. |
What about Chen Guangcheng? Is he innocent?
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/china-reels-as-blind-dissident-flees-house-arrest-and-seeks-refuge-with-the-us/story-e6frg6so-1226341915863
And let's be clear here. Assange has yet to be charged by Sweden. They wish to question him against sexual allegations. Those are two completely different things. In fact:
- Assange's lawyers offered Swedish authorities to question him in London about the alleged rape. They refused.
- Ecuadrian officials stated that they would not grant Assange asylum if Sweden cold assure them that they would not extradite Assange to the US. Sweden could not make that assurance.
- British officials seem rather intent to storm a a foreign embassy, all in the name of sending some guy to Sweden for QUESTIONING (once again, not charges).
So yeah, anyone who has been keeping up with this story can see that this is not just some simple "he's running away" thing. Foreign countries are deeply interested in getting him to Sweden for mere questioning.
