Assange v Swedish Prosecution Authority information
Legal proceedings over extraditing Julian Assange to Sweden
Assange v The Swedish Prosecution Authority
Court
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Argued
1–2 February 2012
Decided
30 May 2012
Neutral citation
[2012] UKSC 22
Case history
Prior history
[2011] EWHC 2849 (Admin), [2011] EWCA Civ 2849
Holding
A European Arrest Warrant issued by a public prosecutor is a valid Part 1 warrant issued by a judicial authority within the meaning of section 2(2) and 66 of the Extradition Act 2003.
Case opinions
Majority
Lord Phillips, joined by Lord Brown, Lord Dyson, Lord Kerr and Lord Walker
Dissent
Lady Hale, Lord Mance
Area of law
Extradition (European Arrest Warrant)
Assange v Swedish Prosecution Authority were the set of legal proceedings in the United Kingdom concerning the requested extradition of Julian Assange to Sweden for a "preliminary investigation"[1] into accusations of sexual offences allegedly made in August 2010. Assange left Sweden in September 2010 and was arrested in his absence the same day.[2][3][4] He was suspected of rape of a lesser degree, unlawful coercion and multiple cases of sexual molestation.[2] In June 2012, Assange breached bail and sought refuge at Ecuador's Embassy in London and was granted asylum.
On 12 August 2015, Swedish prosecutors announced that the statute of limitations had expired for three of the allegations against Assange while he was in the Ecuadorian embassy. The investigation into the rape allegation was also dropped by Swedish authorities on 19 May 2017 because of Assange's asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy.[5][6] Assange said in these proceedings that he feared he would ultimately be extradited to the United States if he were sent to Sweden.
In May 2019, the Swedish Prosecution Authority reopened the investigation against Assange. The prosecutors expressed the intent to extradite Assange from the United Kingdom after he served his 50-week prison sentence for skipping bail.[7] In June 2019, the Uppsala District Court denied a request to detain Assange, thereby preventing his extradition to Sweden.
As of 19 November 2019 the prosecution dropped the case because "the evidence has weakened considerably due to the long period of time that has elapsed" although they were confident in the complainant.[8]
^Douglas Stanglin (September 2010). "Sweden reopens rape investigation against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange". USA Today. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
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^"Julian Assange: Sweden drops rape investigation". BBC News. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
^Addley, Esther; Travis, Alan (19 May 2017). "Swedish prosecutors drop Julian Assange rape investigation". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
^"Sweden reopens Assange rape inquiry". BBC News. 13 May 2019. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
^"Julian Assange: Sweden drops rape investigation". BBC. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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