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Offline TomSea

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Those "rape" charges seemed to lack credibility many of us thought, they are just giving him a hard time because of what he is exposing in wikileaks.  70 members of parliament is no small number, wanting to extradite him to Sweden.

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British MPs say WikiLeaks' Assange should face justice in Sweden

Swedish prosecutors examining rape allegations against Julian Assange at request of alleged victim's lawyer.

More than 70 British members of parliament have signed a letter urging the home secretary to ensure that WikiLeaks cofounder Julian Assange is extradited to Sweden if a case there is reopened against him.

The letter, signed late on Friday by mostly Labour Party MPs, urged UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid to "stand with the victims of sexual violence" and ensure the rape claim against him can be "properly investigated".

"We do not presume guilt, of course, but we believe due process should be followed and the complainant should see justice be done," it said.

Read more at: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/04/british-mps-wikileaks-assange-face-justice-sweden-190413065939945.html