From that link:
What he didn't do immediately was rush back to Sweden for 'interviewing'. I can understand that, considering he'd already been questioned by police and the case had been dismissed...
It's not as if he evaded police in the UK or anywhere else, actively. As soon as the UK police were actually intent on seeing him, he turned up.
Why would you go back to a country for a second 'interview' after they'd suddenly re-opened an investigation that you'd previously met with them to discuss, and they'd then refused you residency ?
He would return because it's the right thing to do, for a man whose reputation is supposedly based on
Doing the Right Thing I would have thought that was a no-brainer.BTW The case wasn't dismissed, the case hasn't been heard yet. A prosecutor made a decision that her Boss decided was wrong, as has been said many times by the Swedish Authorities, this is not that unusual, not an everyday occurrence, but not unusual all the same.
It is interesting that the investigation was reopened immediately following the interview Mr Assange had with the Stockholm Police and Assange subsequently leaves Sweden and is unavailable for further interviews. Now the Swedish District Court approves the request to DETAIN Mr Assange for further questioning, this is no different from similar accusations in this country. If someone is accused of multiple rape then the Police do not calmly interview the suspect via Video-link or sat in the local Pub. The suspect is arrested and detained and questioned whilst under caution.
His Lawyer is simply giving hyperbole to cover the fact that Mr Assange doesn't wish to answer the charges made against him in a situation where he could be arrested.
Tell you what, when the next alleged Rapist in this country says I'll talk to the Police via videolink see what reaction that gets.
Personally I couldn't care what Assange does or doesn't do, most of the leak material is nothing more than gossip and some of the stuff he released in the past like the Iraq Helicopter footage, Kenyan leader Daniel Moi expose, Scientology expose, and several others are all things that should be in the public domain, but recently he has become obsessed with releasing every detail of US foreign policy regardless of it's impact or relevance.
He is almost a parody of himself.
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