WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Arrested

[Lankan Ranger]

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Arrested

British police arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Tuesday on a European warrant issued by Sweden, London's Metropolitan Police said.

Swedish prosecutors issued the arrest order for the 39-year-old Australian who is wanted in Sweden on suspicion of committing sexual crimes, which he denies.

His lawyer had earlier arranged to deliver him to British police for questioning in a sex-crimes investigation of the man who has angered Washington by spilling thousands of government secrets on the Internet.

Lawyer Mark Stephens told reporters in London that London's Metropolitan Police had called him to say they had received an arrest warrant from Sweden for Assange. Assange has been staying at an undisclosed location in Britain.

"We are in the process of making arrangements to meet with the police by consent in order to facilitate the taking of that question and answer that is needed," Stephens said Monday.

The 39-year-old Australian is wanted on suspicion of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion in Sweden, and the case could lead to his extradition.

Amid Assange's personal legal troubles, his WikiLeaks site continued to reveal state secrets.

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[GentlemanObserver]

Already posted.

 

[JonAsad]

Lol.. classic setup

 

[Awesome]

Who did he rape, molest, coerce?

 

[xdrive]

Who did he rape, molest, coerce?

No one. It's a fake charge.

 

[GentlemanObserver]

Who did he rape, molest, coerce?

Scapegoat comes to mind.

 

[LEGENDARY WARRIOR]

but he said that if the police dont go easy on him. . The next leak will be about nuclear assets . .

 

[silent hawk]

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. He damaged them now they will damage him.

 

[Awesome]

Its a self-consented arrest. He wanted to fight these charges.

I think primarily if he manages to not get extradited, he would have a good chance fighting them in London. More media, more coverage, its harder to get away with fake charges for the establishment.

This seems a bit like Aasia Bibi charge of the west.

 

[Hyde]

Who did he rape, molest, coerce?

He raped American CIA, security and intelligence forces by obtaining leaked documents and publishing on the internet

I was wondering, if Mr nobody can do this with Super Power America.... what the other governments would be stealing from Super-secure American Government/intelligence services

 

[xdrive]

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. He damaged them now they will damage him.

That's the thing, the wikileaks organization has 80,000 members, julian assange is just the public face.

Hurting julian assange will not stop wikileaks. It does nothing to wikileaks.

 

[GentlemanObserver]

He raped American CIA, security and intelligence forces by obtaining leaked documents and publishing on the internet

I was wondering, if Mr nobody can do this with Super Power America.... what the other governments would be stealing from Super-secure American Government/intelligence services

Zaki brother do you really think the information he retrieved was critical... Of course not, remember Alexander Letvinko? ...

Just saying, it was "chatter", nothing was mission critical.

 

[Hyde]

Zaki brother do you really think the information he retrieved was critical... Of course not, remember Alexander Letvinko? ...

Just saying, it was "chatter", nothing was mission critical.

but sufficient enough to know what a ruler of one nation thinks for another

Yes that was not highly confidential otherwise they would have been penalized by now for stealing highly confidential documents and violating US Law.

Surely that was not a secret but they managed to crack a lot of secrets from no secrets

 

[silent hawk]

That's the thing, the wikileaks organization has 80,000 members, julian assange is just the public face.

Hurting julian assange will not stop wikileaks. It does nothing to wikileaks.

I disagree. I think its make Wikileaks more popular through the sympathy vote.

 

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