Ecuador sees 'light at end of tunnel' in Assange case

[Judi Lynn]

Ecuador sees 'light at end of tunnel' in Assange case
By AFP .

The surprise offer by Swedish prosecutors to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at Ecuador's London embassy over rape allegations offers a clear breakthrough in the deadlocked case, Ecuadoran Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said Thursday.

Assange took refuge in the London embassy in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden and has been ensconced there ever since.

"This allows us to see a light at the end of the tunnel," Patino told reporters in Washington. "That light is still not close, but this is the first time there is a movement in the Swedish judicial system suggesting that it may proceed with an interview."

The top Ecuadoran diplomat said he welcomed the Swedish move, but regretted it had not taken place earlier.


Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/ecuador-sees-light-at-end-of-tunnel-in-assange-case/article/428682#ixzz3Urgghm4q

[Demeter]

1. Just so long as it's not an oncoming train

!Viva Ecuador!

[hack89]

2. They are still stuck with him if he doesn't surrender to Swedish authorities. Nt

[Judi Lynn]

3. Swedish Ex-Prosecutor Calls Assange Case 'Disgrace For My Country'

Swedish Ex-Prosecutor Calls Assange Case 'Disgrace For My Country'
04:38 18.03.2015(updated 08:07 18.03.2015)

94930

The prosecutor in charge of Julian Assange's case in Sweden has "disgraced the country" and should be replaced, according to another, former, prosecutor who wrote a scathing critique in a major Swedish daily.

Rolf Hillgren, in his op-ed in Svenska Dagbladet, has called for prosecutor Marianne Nye to be replaced, questioning her judicial impartiality and the sudden decision to interrogate Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy in London after years of insisting that any questioning would have to take place in Sweden.

The prosecution says they have changed their strategy since the statute of limitations for the case is approaching later this year, but Hillegren says he finds that rationale "unconvincing."

Hillegran says the prosecution should have carried out questioning much earlier, and accuses Nye of avoiding interrogation because it would have meant an end to the case.
"The most likely scenario is that she then (in 2012) found reason to discontinue the examination on the grounds that crimes can not be substantiated."

More:
http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150318/1019643161.html