Steph, GOOD always say what you feel .. what YOU think .. that's just what all should do .. it's been awhile and i've forgotten much of what i read about the Swedish rape laws and the Assange case .. do remember that one of the complainants changed her story and it is still in my mind that the charges are, at least could be, a political set-up .. i'm sorry i HAVE to RUSH to the dentist right now, as walking grrr! .. lol .. so can't go back into the laws, in USA and Assange .. and other things you said .. just picked this up ..
Sweden's reputation damaged says Law Professor Mårten Schultz « on: July 06, 2012, 02:43:05 PM »
Assange supporters ‘distorting’ facts about Sweden
Published: kl 09:17 , Radio Sweden 1 kommentar 2 gillar
Julian Assange is due to be extradited to Sweden for questioning about sex crime allegations. Photo: Sang Tan/Scanpix Julian Assange is due to be extradited to Sweden for questioning about sex crime allegations. Photo: Sang Tan/Scanpix
In 2009 the Daily Show in the US satirized Sweden for being a "socialist nightmare" with an over-generous welfare system and free massages in the workplace. The sketch was a swipe at Republican claims that President Obama was turning the US into Sweden.
But more recently left-leaning intellectuals - including film maker Michael Moore and award winning journalist John Pilger - have portrayed the country as a land controlled by radical feminists and lap dogs to the US administration.
So how did things change so much?
“I think that Sweden's legal system has gotten a bad rep' from the Assange case,” Stockholm University law professor Mårten Schultz tells Radio Sweden.
“The information that has dominated media coverage in other countries - and the social media – has to a large extent been distorted and unfair.” Assange case has damaged Sweden's reputation: Law professor
FLER LJUDKLIPP Prof. Mårten Schultz interview - Assange and Sweden's legal reputation ..
i do respect Pilger's view though .. shoot, sorry, i HAVE to GO right NOW . darn was just starting to wake up .. thank you for your as usual candid and forthright reply .. c you later alligator ..
Steph, the one i posted yesterday was the first i hit, googling re Swedish rape laws .. heh, it was partisan alright but i was rushed .. just googled if he had broken American laws and this is the first i got .. Brandis is about as conservative as one can find in Australia ..
excerpt:
"As far as I can see, he [Mr Assange] hasn't broken any Australian law," he told Sky News.
"Nor does it appear he has broken any American laws."
Senator Brandis, a Queen's Counsel, called for any debate about the publishing of the cables to have a well-defined understanding of the difference between something which appeared to be morally wrong and an act that was illegal.
"As far as I can see, nothing Mr Assange has done does break the law," he said.
There is a video inside in which Julia Gillard put her case clearly the Assange was wrong, which yup, i understand and do have some sympathy with, but still in my head just now i still have the feeling that the Swedish charges, rightly or wrongly of me, could have been politically motivated.
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