The matter concerning Mr. Assange
Julian Assange has been detained in his absence charged with rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion. Mr Assange had appealed the detention decision issued by Svea Court of Appeal.
Today the Supreme Court has taken a decision not to grant Julian Assange leave to appeal. If the Supreme Court is to hear an appeal, leave to appeal must first be granted. Leave to appeal is only granted if the case is assessed as being very important to the application of the law or if other extraordinary reasons apply.
The arrest warrant is based on the detention decision that has now been examined by all three legal instances. The additional information requested by the British Police concerns the penalties for the other crimes, in addition to rape, that Julian Assange was arrested for. This information will be supplied immediately. The previous arrest warrant stands.
Mr. Assange may still be innocent, but this is definitely a serious matter, and one that the Swedes are not backing away from.
Watching the reaction around here, particularly the somewhat unquestioning support (or belief in various CTs), I'm struck by the ability of "our side" the "reality based community" to forget that people are complex creatures that can stand for things we believe in while also having a side we don't like. Remember Bill Clinton, heck look at the current President.