The bearing of some Swedish journalists against Assange can be only partly explained by their political views, or the assignments of their employers. It has also to do with unambiguous ideological stances, such as motivated by a “pro-West” political culture, or even in some cases it would correspond to a straightforward behaviour of submissiveness towards power. But it also…
The news refer to a refusal by the Swedish prosecutor to interrogate Mr Julian Assange lasting “almost 3 years” – and that now she decided to interrogate him in London. But this is not completely accurate, because she also refused to interrogate Assange while he made himself available in Sweden 2010.[1] Why the Swedish prosecutor…
Updated 20 April 2015 (see down below) Brief rationale on why the preliminary-investigation of the ‘case’ against Julian Assange in Sweden should be dropped, now. A further delay only fosters damage to the international position of Sweden. . By Prof. Marcello Ferrada de Noli 1. Case is stalled by all accounts Despite the Swedish Court of Appeal direct recommendation to…
Published in Sweden VS Assange – Human Rights Issues, chapter “Why Sweden should consider asylum to Edward Snowden“. Libertarian Books, Sweden, 2014. Pages 336 – 341. Edward Snowden received the Swedish award Right Livelihoods on the 1st of December 2014. While the conspicuous public attending the ceremony stands applauding him, Snowden thanks the award in a…
Tiempo atrás la periodista Mishele Macías, del diario El Telégrafo, me hizo una entrevista sobre mi posición en el tema del asilo de Julián Assange en la Embajada de Ecuador. La entrevista se publicó más tarde en El Telégrafo [Texto completo en imagen al pie de este artículo]. En el artículo que sigue abajo, transcribo…
Part I * below refers to the “Whys” of Sweden’s official retaliation against WikiLeaks. Part II * mentions Swedish military officials (Mikael Winnerstig, then Deputy Head of the Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI) in the middle of a smearing campaign against WikiLeaks, where the anti-secret organization is falsely accused of targeting “only” NATO but spearing…
Debate article published in Sweden by Västerbottens-Kuriren 30 October 2014, with the title “En politisk lösning i fallet Assange – Regeringsgarantier mot en utlämning“ By Prof. Marcello Ferrada de Noli, Prof. Anders Römesjö, and Dr. Leif Elinder The International press reports in these days that Julian Assange is likely to get 35-year prison if sentenced…
It emerges now clearer that the “Assange prosecution-case” might have simply been a request from the US government. The Intercept exposures help to explain partly the incongruousness of the case itself; the absurdities and extemporaneousness of the accusations and the disproportional legal procedures such as the European Arrest Warrant issued by a Swedish prosecutor against…
Washington-based Justice Integrity Project comments media reports on Assange’s stance and his asylum situation. Editor’s note: The Professors Blogg proudly republishes Justice Integrity Project (JIP) Editor’s Choice of 18 August 2014, authored by JIP Director Andrew Kreig, journalist and attorney. Enticing columns by Andrew Kreig, who also authored in 2013 the acclaimed book Presidential Puppetry: Obama,…
Corresponding perfectly to the paradigm shift in the Swedish government’s geopolitics from “Neutrality” to blunt US-NATO subservience, Amnesty International Sweden ceased of being a critical human rights organization – to be converted in yet another Swedish vassal institution aimed to the implementation of the US government’s agenda. It is imperative for the worldwide credibility of…
