• Privacy Statement
  • DMCA Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Terms of Service
Friday, April 23, 2021
  • Login
Sande Kennedy
  • Home
  • General News
  • Africa
  • World
    • Europe
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Rugby Union
    • Cricket
    • Athletics
    • Athletes
  • Politics
  • Featured
    • Editorial
    • Blogs & Opinion
    • Commentaries
  • Technology
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrities
    • Sande TV
    • Movies
    • Sande Lyrics
    • Gossip
    • Campus Vibe
    • Arts
    • Events
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • General News
  • Africa
  • World
    • Europe
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Rugby Union
    • Cricket
    • Athletics
    • Athletes
  • Politics
  • Featured
    • Editorial
    • Blogs & Opinion
    • Commentaries
  • Technology
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrities
    • Sande TV
    • Movies
    • Sande Lyrics
    • Gossip
    • Campus Vibe
    • Arts
    • Events
No Result
View All Result
Sande Kennedy
No Result
View All Result

Sweden rejects detention request for Assange on rape allegation

Kennedy Sande by Kennedy Sande
2 years ago
in Crime Alert
0
Image processed by CodeCarvings Piczard ### FREE Community Edition ### on 2016-01-14 21:01:26Z |  |

Image processed by CodeCarvings Piczard ### FREE Community Edition ### on 2016-01-14 21:01:26Z | |

0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Dpa/Stockholm

A Swedish court on Monday denied a request to detain WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in absentia on suspicion of rape, although the suspicions against him remain.

RelatedPosts

Sirisia MP John Waluke Pleads for Two Special Favours Behind Bars

Sirisia MP John Waluke Pleads for Two Special Favours Behind Bars

August 10, 2020
Revealed: KRA manager’s Sh597m wealth was built from port bribes

Revealed: KRA manager’s Sh597m wealth was built from port bribes

August 10, 2020
Confirmed DCI boss Kinoti travels to the US for FBI training

Confirmed DCI boss Kinoti travels to the US for FBI training

August 27, 2020

‘A detention order would not be in accordance with the principle of proportionality,’ the Uppsala district court said.

The court added that Assange was serving a prison sentence in Britain for skipping bail and that the Swedish investigation could proceed under the terms of a European investigation order (EIO).

Deputy chief prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson made the request, citing the risk of flight.

Prior to Monday’s hearing, Persson said that, if the court had approved the detention request, she would issue a European arrest warrant concerning his surrender to Sweden.

An EIO would allow a possible interview either in London or via video link, Persson said.

A possible trial would require Assange to be in Sweden ‘and he can only come here under the terms of a European arrest warrant,’ she said.

Assange’s Swedish lawyer Per E Samuelson said the court’s decision to reject the detention request was ‘a big victory.’   Samuelson noted that the court had taken into account the defence’s argument that the investigation could proceed under the terms of an EIO.

Persson told reporters the decision was ‘not a defeat’ and she ‘respected’ it.

She noted that the court ‘shared her assessment’ of the flight risk and that the suspicion of rape remained.

Persson said she and her team would consider a possible appeal, and continue the investigation.

The team would also look at whether to file an EIO.

Persson recently reopened the Swedish probe. It was requested by the lawyer of a woman who alleges she was raped by Assange during a 2010 visit to Sweden. Assange has denied the allegation.

The court on Monday also heard behind closed doors details of the alleged rape.

In April, police dragged Assange out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he had been holed up since 2012.

The United States is also seeking his extradition.

Washington has accused Assange of conspiring with former US military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to leak a trove of classified material in 2010.

US prosecutors recently brought a new 17-count indictment against Assange for the publication of classified information.

Last Thursday, undisclosed health reasons prevented the 47-year-old Australian from taking part in an extradition hearing via video link from London’s Belmarsh Prison over a US request.

Samuelson earlier told the Swedish court that there were grounds to suspect that the Swedish prosecutor’s move was ‘to compete with the US over an extradition.’  The lawyer added that Assange ‘has compelling reasons to remain in Britain’ after the US widened its probe to 18 counts, and that Assange needed to be in regular contact with his British attorneys to fight that.

Persson rejected that claim and said Assange was suspected of a crime in Sweden, and as such should be investigated there.

The prosecutor and lawyer disagreed over whether Assange has been willing to cooperate in the investigation of the alleged rape.

Persson recently announced that Sweden was to reopen a preliminary rape investigation into Assange that was dropped in 2017.

Three other cases of alleged sexual assault against Assange were dropped in 2014 due to the Swedish statute of limitations, but the rape probe does not run out until August 2020.

Last week Nils Melzer, the UN rapporteur on torture, said Assange shows ‘obvious’ signs of the psychological torture inflicted on him due to years of

Related Posts

Sirisia MP John Waluke Pleads for Two Special Favours Behind Bars
Crime Alert

Sirisia MP John Waluke Pleads for Two Special Favours Behind Bars

August 10, 2020
Revealed: KRA manager’s Sh597m wealth was built from port bribes
Crime Alert

Revealed: KRA manager’s Sh597m wealth was built from port bribes

August 10, 2020
Confirmed DCI boss Kinoti travels to the US for FBI training
Crime Alert

Confirmed DCI boss Kinoti travels to the US for FBI training

August 27, 2020

About Us

We bring you the best news un Kenya. Check our landing page for details.

Learn more

Recent Stories

  • Chad President Idriss Deby has died: Army spokesman April 20, 2021
  • Naomi Osaka crushes Serena Williams in stunning battle to book place in Aus Open final February 18, 2021
  • Garissa Senator Yusuf Haji is dead February 15, 2021
  • Former Chief Justice Evan Gicheru dies December 26, 2020
  • Mount Kenya University online courses November 16, 2020
  • How to get and use 1xBet promo code October 22, 2020
  • Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweets his support for #EndSARS protest October 15, 2020
  • Two feared killed, others injured as SUV rams into #EndSARS protesters in Lagos (graphic video) October 15, 2020
  • Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max full phone specifications October 14, 2020
  • Apple announces iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini: A new era for iPhone with 5G October 14, 2020
  • Mulamwa and Sonie calls it Quits October 8, 2020
  • London Marathon 2020: Eliud Kipchoge beaten as Shura Kitata takes the title October 4, 2020
  • Former NTV reporter Lolani Kalu offered more than seven jobs October 1, 2020
  • Adobe CC 2019 Direct Download Links: Creative Cloud 2019 Release September 30, 2020
  • See the Amount of money Kenyans have raised for Lolani Kalu September 30, 2020
  • Kuwait’s 91-year-old ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has died. September 29, 2020
  • Former NTV journalist Lolani Kalu not doing well ever since he lost his job. September 29, 2020
  • Laycon wins the 2020 Big Brother Naija reality show September 27, 2020
  • List of ethnic groups in Tanzania September 27, 2020
  • Covid-19: Kenya records 38,115 cases after 244 more test positive September 27, 2020
  • ODM has suspended MP Owen Baya disloyalty September 27, 2020
  • We use them without knowing their meaning Useful information August 29, 2020

Categories

  • Amazon (14)
  • Animals (10)
  • Apple (138)
  • Art & Culture (14)
  • Blogs & Opinion (479)
    • Cartoons and Art and Design (1)
    • Commentaries (37)
    • Editorial (203)
    • Letters (2)
    • Sandes View (1)
  • Bunge La Mwananchi (14)
  • Business (896)
    • Agriculture (6)
    • Budget (41)
    • Construction (20)
    • Consumer (138)
    • Corporates (108)
    • Enterprise (151)
    • Finance News (201)
    • Technology (673)
  • Campus Vibe (31)
  • Celebrity Net worth (144)
    • Athletes (5)
    • Businessmen (23)
    • Celebrities (74)
    • Politicians (39)
  • Crime Alert (27)
  • Culture (2)
    • Movie (2)
  • CYBERSECURITY (1)
  • Entertainment (65)
    • Arts (9)
    • Books (7)
    • Movies (11)
    • Sande Lyrics (15)
  • Events (2)
  • Extreme (2)
  • FACEBOOK (1)
  • Family (10)
  • Food (7)
  • General News (1,384)
  • Google (3)
  • Gossip (4)
  • Health (11)
  • Kenya (235)
    • Central (16)
    • Coast (20)
    • Eastern (16)
    • Nairobi (22)
    • North Eastern (16)
    • Nyanza (18)
    • Rift Valley (20)
    • Western (17)
  • Kitchen Appliances (1)
  • Men (8)
  • MOBILE PHONES (6)
  • Money (6)
  • News (9)
    • Business (2)
    • World (6)
  • nsfw (1)
  • Obituaries (12)
  • ODM PARTY (4)
  • Paginated Post (1)
  • Politics (253)
    • BBI (13)
      • Ali Hassan Joho (3)
    • JUBILEE PARTY (8)
    • Raila Odinga (13)
    • Uhuru Kenyatta (11)
  • Qatar (104)
    • Ad Dawhah (Doha) الدوحة (66)
    • Al Daayen الضعاين (64)
    • Al Khor الخور (64)
    • Al Rayyan الريان (64)
    • Al Shamal الشمال (63)
    • Al Wakrah الوكرة (64)
    • Al-Shahaniya الشحانية (64)
    • Umm Salal أم صلال (63)
  • Recipes (3)
  • Sande TV (1)
  • Showbiz (8)
  • Sports (4)
  • Technology (7)
  • Travel (39)
  • Uncategorized (58)
  • Women (13)
  • Women & Style (21)
  • World (528)
    • Africa (206)
      • Algeria (2)
      • Angola (2)
      • Benin (1)
      • Botswana (1)
      • Kenya (19)
      • Pan Africanism (130)
    • America (7)
    • Antarctica (3)
    • Asia (12)
    • Europe (9)
    • Featured (34)
    • Sports (75)
      • AFL (1)
      • Athletics (8)
      • Basket Ball (3)
      • Cricket (1)
      • Football (61)
      • Golf (1)
      • Hockey (1)
      • MMA (2)
      • Motor Sport (1)
      • Net Ball (1)
      • Other Sports (2)
      • Racing (1)
      • Rugby Union (1)
      • Tennis (1)
    • World (153)
  • Privacy Statement
  • DMCA Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Terms of Service

© 2021 Sande Kennedy - Read More Guides SK.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • Home – Layout 1
    • Home – Layout 2
    • Home – Layout 3
  • Landing Page
  • Buy JNews
  • Support Forum
  • Pre-sale Question
  • Contact Us

© 2021 Sande Kennedy - Read More Guides SK.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsACCEPT
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Non-necessary

Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.

SAVE & ACCEPT

We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.

You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings.

Sande Kennedy
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

You can adjust all of your cookie settings by navigating the tabs on the left hand side.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.

Cookie Policy

More information about our Cookie Policy