“The controversy around Julian Assange-case”
“the Tours of the case around the våldtäktsmisstänkte visselblåsaren Julian Assange have been many and complicated. This has happened in the almost nine years that the case lasted:”
“August 24, 2010. Julian Assange is arrested in absentia, during a visit in Sweden. He is suspected of sexual offences against two women. The case of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion.”
“november 18, 2010. The stockholm district court detaining Assange in absentia on probable cause suspected of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion.”
“19 november 2010. Assange appeals the arrest to the Svea court of appeal at the same time as he called for internationally.”
“november 28, 2010. Wikileaks releases material with a series of diplomatic details of the united states and its relations with other countries.”
“december 7, 2010. Assange is arrested in London.”
“24 February 2011. A british court decides that Assange should be handed over to Sweden.”
“14 June 2012. Uk supreme court does not take up the case again, which thus sets the point for appeal, which, in turn, means that Assange should be handed over to Sweden.”
“19 June 2012. Assange manages to get to the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he applies for political asylum.”
“August 16, 2012. Ecuador’s foreign minister Ricardo Patino announces that Assange granted asylum by Ecuador. At a press conference claiming Patino to Assange at risk of political persecution and an unfair trial if he is extradited to the united states, where he might even risk the death penalty.”
“June 24, 2014. Assange demands that the Swedish detention against him be rescinded. His two lawyers, Per E Samuelson and Thomas Olsson, submit a request to the Stockholm district court that the detention be reconsidered.”
“July 16, 2014. Stockholm tingrätt decides that julian Assange shall remain detained in his absence.”
“18 August 2014. At a press conference at the embassy, said Assange that he is soon to leave the embassy. Shortly before, there has been information in the media that the australian is suffering from severe heart and lung problems, and Assange says to stay in embassy been bad for his health.”
“20 november 2014. Svea court of appeal affirms that Assange should remain in custody, but prosecutors are criticized for the investigation ground to a halt. The court of appeal press for Assange to be questioned in London.”
“march 13, 2015. Superior prosecutor Marianne Ny asks to interrogate and dna-topsa Assange in London. This, since several of the crimes he is suspected of limitations in August 2015. Assange’s lawyers welcome the request.”
“april 16, 2015. Assange gives his consent to be interviewed in London.”
“17 June 2015. The planned hearing is cancelled, not received the requisite permission from Ecuador.”
“January 21, 2016. Ecuador says no to the Swedish prosecutor’s request to interrogate Assange in London. The joint agreement between countries on legal assistance came into effect on 22 december, and therefore they want to have a new request.”
“February 4, 2016. A UN investigation comes to the conclusion that Assange is wrongfully detained.”
“February 5, 2016. Assange appears on the video link where he comments on the investigation and says among other things that ”
“may 25, 2016. The stockholm district court see no reason to reconsider the detention of Assange.”
“August 11, 2016. Six years after the suspected rape comes the news that the Sweden question Assange in London.”
“16 september 2016. Svea court of appeal rejects Assange’s request for the detention to be lifted.”
“november 14, 2016. Assange is interviewed at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. The hearings are being held by the ecuadorian prosecutor and is then translated to Swedish.”
“January 5, 2017: the Ecuadorian authorities hand over a written report from the interview with Assange.”
“may 3, 2017: Assange, through his lawyer to the detention against him, immediately shall be lifted, after the united states declared its intention to imprison Julian Assange.”
“may 15, 2017: Ecuador criticizes Sweden’s handling of the case and accusing the government and the Swedish chief prosecutor for”
“may 19, 2017: the superior prosecutor Marianne Ny announces that the preliminary investigation against Assange are being closed down and that detention is lifted. English police at the same time that Assange will be arrested if he leaves the embassy.”
“October 16, 2017: Hillary Clinton accuses Wikileaks of having been Russia’s cases in order to help Donald Trump to the White house.”
“January 9, 2018: Ecuador seeks”
“January 11, 2018: Ecuador foreign minister announces julian Assange since 12 december 2017 are ecuadorian citizens.”
“march 28, 2018: Assange is no longer allowed to communicate with the outside world. The decision on the grounds that he should not be able to interfere in other countries ‘ internal affairs, writes the ecuadorian government in a statement.”
“may 18, 2018: president of Ecuador Lenín Moreno directs that the additional security that has been assigned to the country’s embassy to be withdrawn with immediate effect.”
“October 15, 2018: the World may once again access the internet.”
“19 October 2018: Wikileaks and Assange sues Ecuador for violating his”
“October 24, 2018: Ecuador a change of strategy and now report that they will not negotiate with the british government’s representatives on Assange’s behalf, says the country’s utrikeminister José Valencia.”
“October 30, 2018: Assange’s lawsuit against Ecuador is denied.”
“april 2, 2019: president of Ecuador Lenín Moreno accuses Assange of having breached the terms and conditions for the asylum he had received of the country.”
“april 5, 2019: Wikileaks said on Twitter that Assange will be thrown out from the Ecuadorian embassy in London”
“april 6, 2019: Ecuador’s government rejects the information that the embassy may be on the way to throw out the Assange case.”
“april 11, 2019: Julian Assange arrested in London and taken from the Ecuadorian embassy.”
