Today British Police have arrested Mr. Assange. Director of Prosecution Ms. Marianne Ny has issued the European arrest warrant, due to which the arrest was executed. The arrest warrant is based on an order for arrest and detention by the Svea Court of Appeal.
Marianne Ny states:
- Apart from the arrest, nothing new has happened in the investigation, but the arrest is a prerequisite for continuing the investigation. I cannot give information on the next step, as the matter at the moment is handled by British authorities.
The prosecutor emphasizes that this matter exclusively concerns Mr. Assange as a private person.
- I would like to clarify that there have by no means been any political pressure on my decision making. I act as a prosecutor due to suspicions of sexual crimes in Sweden in August. Swedish prosecutors are completely independent in their decision making, says Ms. Ny.
Facts about extradition of a person who has been surrendered
Different rules apply within the EU (surrender) and outside the EU (extradition).
Due to general agreements in the European Arrest Warrant Act, Sweden cannot extradite a person who has been surrendered to Sweden from another country without certain considerations.
Concerning surrender to another country within the European Union, the Act states that the executing country under certain circumstances must approve a further surrender.
On the other hand, if the extradition concerns a country outside the European Union the authorities in the executing country (the country that surrendered the person) must consent such extradition. Sweden cannot without such consent extradite a person, for example to the USA.
Cyber attack on the web site
On Tuesday evening the web site of the Swedish Prosecution Authority was attacked. Due to an unusual amount of visitors the site became overloded and evantually was closed down. The site was restored on Wednesday morning.
The Internet supplier of the prosecution authority has confirmed that it was a deliberate attack. The incident has been reported to the Police.
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