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struggle4progress

(118,334 posts)
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 12:30 AM Oct 2016

Assange denied funeral pass request

28 October 2016

... Prosecutors said there was no precedent in Swedish law to make any exceptions to a court decision on detention.

Mr Assange had made a request to attend the funeral of mentor and Wikileaks director Gavin MacFadyen, a US journalist who died in London on 22 October, aged 76.

He said he was "heartbroken" by the decision and called the Swedish official "callous". He said he would be appealing to Sweden's Attorney General Anders Perklev ...


http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-37798390

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Assange denied funeral pass request (Original Post) struggle4progress Oct 2016 OP
Fuck you, asshole! Stinky The Clown Oct 2016 #1
LOL! Assange, the creep that is Putin's stooge, called someone callous. That is rich. redstateblues Oct 2016 #2
Boo-fucking-hoo nt pkdu Oct 2016 #3
Tough shit warrprayer Oct 2016 #4
My heart just bleeds for his troubles. Hekate Oct 2016 #5
I would like to go to... 3catwoman3 Oct 2016 #6
Come on over to the local office and chat about it.... Upin Oct 2016 #7
Wait a second. He's asking Sweden? I thought it was the U.S. who was pulling the strings. randome Oct 2016 #8

Upin

(115 posts)
7. Come on over to the local office and chat about it....
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 04:17 AM
Oct 2016

I'm just imagining a standoff with police in someone's house and the guy poking his head out the door...

"Time out... I have to go pick up my kid from soccer"

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
8. Wait a second. He's asking Sweden? I thought it was the U.S. who was pulling the strings.
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 05:58 AM
Oct 2016

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