Thursday, December 16, 2010

Julian Assange bail decision by British authorities, not Sweden - the guardian

Julian Assange supportersSupporters of Julian Assange outside Westminster Magistrates Court. Lawyers for the WikiLeaks founders reacted with shock for the messages that it was the United Kingdom had made the decision against deposit and not Sweden. Photo: Andrew winning/Reuters

The decision, Julian Assange at a London prison sent and kept there was taken by the British authorities and the guardian has learned from prosecutors in Sweden, than previously thought.

The Crown Prosecution Service go to WikiLeaks founder on bail, the High Court, reversing a decision tomorrow to look, has to rid Court yesterday of a judge of the city of Westminster magistrates.

It had far thought been Sweden decision on bail with which CPS acts only as its agent had made. But today the Swedish prosecutor's Office, the guardian said it "got no view at all on bail" and United Kingdom had made the decision on bail.

Lawyers for Assange reacted to the news with shock and CPS officials said this week had told them it was Sweden asked that ensure, he was kept in prison.

Karin Rosander, Director of communications for Sweden's public prosecutor's Office, told the guardian: "The decision was made by the British public prosecutor." I got it this morning by the CPS was confirmed that the decision to appeal all the granting of bail matter for the CPS. Swedish prosecutors may not make decisions in the United Kingdom. "It is entirely up to the British authorities to deal with."

As a result, she said, is Sweden present tomorrow morning hearing no new evidence or arguments to the High Court. "The Swedish authorities are involved in these procedures." "We have no view at all on bail."

After the Swedish statement is set to the CPS, he confirmed that all decisions granted regarding the opposing the deposit had been taken to Assange by his attorneys. He said: "in all cases the delivery on bail questions always decisions by the national law enforcement agency." "It would be..., to take such decisions not practical for prosecutors in a foreign jurisdiction."

Last week Sweden Assange of arrest and extradition issued an arrest warrant on sexual assault allegations. December the British public prosecutor, Gemma convinced Lindfield, senior district court judge Howard riddle that Assange must be kept in prison because he a flight risk.

Yesterday, the judge accepts Assange could be released on bail, but he kept in Wandsworth prison, was after the CPS said it wanted to appeal against the decision to grant bail to a higher court.

The CPS's formal grounds of appeal to hear tomorrow morning, seen by the guardian will say that Assange must be kept in prison until a decision whether extradite him, has taken months could.


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