From Green Left:
Sunday, February 13, 2011
By Ash Pemberton
US investigators have admitted their efforts to find grounds on which to prosecute WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange over the whistleblowing website’s release of hundreds of thousands of classified US documents were in trouble.
They have been forced to concede they have been unable to find evidence that Assange encouraged theft of secret documents, the Wall Street Journal said on February 9.
The admission came as Assange faced an extradition hearing in London on February 7, 8 and 11 over allegations of sexual assault in Sweden.
Swedish prosecutors were seeking Assange’s extradition for questioning. No charges have been laid against him. Assange has stated his willingness to be interviewed in Britain, but fears extradition to Sweden would be a prelude to extradition to the US — if and when US authorities can find charges to lay against him over WikiLeaks’ activities.
Assange’s lawyers told the court that Swedish authorities refused to tell Assange details the about allegations and declined offers to interview him before they issued the extradition warrant, Australia Network News said on February 9.
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