He should get pardoned but I don’t think it will happen and it’s for political reasons, but if Manning can get pardoned I don’t see why not pardon him (since there is even less to charge him with).
- Nine years have passed. Time plays a role here. The oral evidence has been weakened because such a long time has passed. Memories weaken because of natural reasons, says Persson
I.e. the prosecutor says that because Assange evaded prosecution for such a long time, he cannot be prosecuted any more.
So the rape allegations were in fact bogus and just an excuse to persecute him. Now he's in prison and has to fight extradition to the US. It's ridiculous how transparent and shallow this entire ruse is, and how the public just doesn't get how everyone involved here was a US puppet. Shame on Sweden, the UK and the US, honestly.
So he still gets almost another full year in a UK jail. After that, where can he go?
Let's just say he's somehow successful at avoiding US extradition (unlikely), he's not going to be able to stay in the UK (unless he has dual citizenship or can somehow claim dual citizenship through a relative). He'd have to request asylum from another European nation that he can safety get to without flying.
Australia did little to help him in his situation, and it would be likely America could extradite him from there. There's a good chance it may never be safe for him to return home.
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[ 7.6 ms ] story [ 56.4 ms ] threadThe evidence has been weakened by the time factor
- Nine years have passed. Time plays a role here. The oral evidence has been weakened because such a long time has passed. Memories weaken because of natural reasons, says Persson
I.e. the prosecutor says that because Assange evaded prosecution for such a long time, he cannot be prosecuted any more.
(Swedish): https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/nya-besked-om-forundersok...
Let's just say he's somehow successful at avoiding US extradition (unlikely), he's not going to be able to stay in the UK (unless he has dual citizenship or can somehow claim dual citizenship through a relative). He'd have to request asylum from another European nation that he can safety get to without flying.
Australia did little to help him in his situation, and it would be likely America could extradite him from there. There's a good chance it may never be safe for him to return home.