ASSAI\IGE Julien

REQI.IESTTNG COUNTRY: SWEDEN

FILENo.: 2010/52486
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 19 November 2010

CIRCULATTON TO THE MEDIA (INCLUDING INTERNET) OF THE EXTRACTED

VERSION OF THE RED NOTICE AS PUBLISMD ON INTERPOL'S PUBLIC WEB
SITE: NO

FUGITTVE WANTED TOR PROSECUTION

I. IDENTITY PARTICULARS

PRESENT FAMILY NAME: ASSANGE

PRESENT FAMILY NAME IN TIIE ORIGINAL SCRIPT OR CHINESE TELEGRAPHIC CODE: N/A
FAMILYNAME AT BIRTH: N/A
FORENAMES: Julien
FORENAMES IN TTM, ORIGINAL SCRIPT OR CHINESE TELEGR,APHIC CODE: N/A
SEX: M
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 03 July 1971
ALSO KNOWN AS / OTI{ER DATES OF BIRTH USED: N/A
FATHER'S FAMILYNAME AND FORENAMES: N/A
MOTT{ER'S MAIDEN NAME AND FORENAMES: N/A
IDENTITY CONFIRMED
NATIONALITY: AUSTRALIAN (CONFIRMED)
IDENTITY DOCUMENTS: N/A
OCCUPATION: N/A
LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English
DESCRTPTION: N/A
DISTINGUISHING MARKS AND CHARACTERISTICS: N/A
DNA CODE: N/A
REGIONS/COUNTRIES LIKELY TO BE VISITED: -
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: N/A

2. JUDICIAL INFOR]VIATION
The summary offacts and judicial informatian reflect the ariginal requestfrom the NCB and are not
modifrcd by the General Secretorial

SITMMARY OF FACTS OF THE CASE: SWEDEN, Stockholm and Enkoeping: From 13 August 2010 to 18
August 2010
1. Unlawful coercion, Chapter 4, Section 4, Paragraph I of the Swedish Penal Code
2. Sexual molestation, Chapter 6, Section 10, Paragraph 2 of the Swedish Penal Code
3. Sexual molestation, Chapter 6, Section lQ Paragraph 2 of the Swedish Penal Code
4. Sexual molestation, Chapter 6, Seotion 10, Paragraph 2 of the Swedish Penal Code
5. Rape, Chapter 6, Section l, Paragraph 2 of the.swedish Penal Code
ADDITIONAL FACTS OF TI{E CASE: 1. Unlawtul coercion
On 13-14 August 2010, in the home ofthe injured party Anna Ardin in Stockholm, Assange, by using violence,
forced the injured party to endure his restricting her freedom of movement. The violence consisted in a firm
hold of the injured party's arms and a forceful spreading of her legs whilst lying on top of her and with his body
weight preventing her &om moving or shifting.

CONF'IDENTIAL INTENDED ONLY FORPOLICE AND JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES

2. Sexual molestation i r. :, r.i '. ,.,': ,.ffi*

On 13-14 August 2010, in the home ofthe injured party Anna Ardin in Stockholm, Assange deliberately
molested the injured party by acting in a manner designed to violate her sexual integrity. Assange, who was
aware that it was the expressed wish ofthe injured party and a prerequisite of sexual intercourse that a condom
be used, consummated unprotected sexual intercourse with her without her knowledge.

3. Sexual molestation
On 18 August 2010 or on any of the days before or after that date, in the home of the injured party Anna Ardin
in Stockholm, Assange deliberately molested the injured party by acting in a manner designed to violate her
sexual integfity i.e. lying next to her and pressing his naked, erect penis to her body.

4. Sexual molestation
On 16 to 17 August 2010, in the horne of the injured party Sofia Wil6n in Enk0ping, Assange deliberately
molested the injured party by acting in a manner designed to violate her sexual integrtty. Assange, who was
aware that it was the expressed wish of the injured party and a prerequisite of sexual intercourse that a condom
be used, consummated unprotected sexual intercourse with her without her knowledge.

5. Rape
On 17 August 2010, in ttre home of the injured parly Sofia Wil6n in Enk6ping Assange deliberately
consummated sexual intercourse with her by improperly exploiting that she, due to sleep, was in a helpless
state. It is an aggravating circumstance that Assange, who was aware that it was the expressed wish of the
injured party and a prerequisite of sexual intercourse that a condom be use4 still consummated unprotected
sexual intercourse with her. The sexual act was designed to violate the injured partyes sexual integrrty.
ACCOMPLICES: N/A

EURAPEAN ARREST WARRANT 1

CHARGE: RAPE, I,NLAWFUL COERSION, SEXUAL MOLESTATION
LAW COVERING TI{E OFFENCE: 1. RAPE, CHAPTER 6, SECTION 1, PARAGRAPH 2 OF TI{E
SWEDISH PENAL CODE

2. UNLAWFUL COERSION, CHAPTER 4, SECTION 4, PARAGRAPH 1 OF TI{E SWEDISH PENAL

CODE

2. SEXUAL MOLESTATION, CHAPTER 6, SECTION 10, PARAGRAPH 2 OF TI{E SWEDISH PENAL

CODE
MAXIMUM PENALTY POSSIBLE: 6 year(s) Six (6) years of imprisonment
TIME LIMIT FOR PROSECUTION OR EXPIRY DATE OF ARREST WARRANT: 16 August 2020
EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT: No. AM-131226, issued on 12 November 2010 by International public
prosecution office in Gothenburg in Sweden
TrrE ABOVE OFFENCE(S) APPEAR(S) ON TrrE LIST OF THE 32 OFFENCES REFERRED TO IN
E{.'ROPEAN COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 2OO2I584IIHA OF 13 JUNE 2OO2 AS NOT
REQI,IRING DUAL CRIMINALITY VERIFICATION: YES
IN THE CASE OF LIFE IMPRISONMENT, IS ANY REDUCTION OF TTM SENTENCE POSSIBLE
(ADruSTMENT UPON APPLICATION BY TI{E OFFENDER OR AFTER 20 YEAR SERVED, OR
CLEMENCY MEASURES): YES
THE WARRANT ALSO INCLUDES PROVISION FOR TT{E SEIZURE AND HANDING OVER OF
PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED AS.EVIDENCE OR PROPERTY ACQI.NRED BY TT{E
WANTED PERSON AS RESULT OF TTtr OFFENCE: NO
DESCRIPTION OF TI{E PROPERTY (AND LOCATION) (IF KNOWN): N/A
Name of signatory: MARIANNE NIY, DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTION
OFFICE IN GOT}MNBURG
COPY OF EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ENCLOSED IN THE LANGUAGE USED BY TI{E
REQUESTING COUNTRY: NO
3. ACTION TO BE TAKEN IF TRACED

LOCATE AND ARREST WITH A VIEW TO EXTRADITION

HAS BEEN PUBLISI{ED HAS
THE COUNTRY AT TTG REQUEST OF WTUCH THE, PRESENT NOTICE
I'PON ARREST OF THE PERSON' IN
GTVEN ASSURANCES THAT EXTRADITION WILL BE SOUGT{T
BILATERAL AND
CONFORMITY WITH ITS NATIONAL LAWS AND/OR TTM APPLICABLE
MULTILATERAL TREATIES.

PROVTSIONAL ARREST
FoR TtrE couNrnil-l rrrE REeuEST oF wHrcH THE rRESENT NOTICE HAs BEEN PUBLISHED,
THIS RED NOTICE IS TO BE TREATED AS A FORMAL REQTJEST FOR
PROVISIONAL ARREST'
LAWS AND/OR THE
PLEASE AP?LY PROVISIONAL ARREST, IN CONFORMITY WITHNATIONAL
APPLICABLEBILATERALANDMULTILATERALTREATIES.n

SURRENDER PROCEDURE
HAS BEEN ISSUED
THE EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ON WHICH THIS RED NOTICE IS BASED
AND SURRENDER OF TTIE ABOVE
BY A COMPETENT JUDICIAL AUTHORITY. THE, ARREST
MENTIONED PERSON IS REQUESTED FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING A CRIMINAL
PROSECUTION OR EXECUTING A CUSTODIAL SENTENCE OR DETENTION ORDER PURSUANT
OF 13 JUNE
TO ARTICLE 10(3) OF THE EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT FRAMEWORK DECISION
2002.
IP'
IMMEDIATELy INFORM INTERpOL Stockholm (NCB reference: NCB STOCKHOLM, CASE REF:
GENERAL SECRETARIAT THAT THE
zg11- A24820 of 19 November 2010) AND THE ICPO-INTERPOL
FUGITTVE HAS BEEN FOUND.