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REOUEST FOR
MUTUAL LEGAL
ASSISTANCE
IN
CRIMINAL
MATTERS
Requested
authority:
Home
Office,
UK Central Authority,
2
Marsham Street, Home Office,
Sth
Floor,
Fry
BuildingLondonThe application is also submitted
tc the
Republic of
Ecuado '.
Your
Ref:
l,
Requesting Prosecutor:
Director
of
Public Prosecution Marianne NyAklagarmyndigheten (Swedish Prosecution Authority), UtvecklingscentrumGöteborg,Box
128
401
22
GöteborgSweden
Telephone
nr:
+46 10
5627101
Fax
nr:
+46 10
56271
41
E-mail
address:
marianne.ny@aklagare.se
Our
Ref:
AM-131226-10
Document
lD:
212
2. Criminal
investigation
is
conducted
against
following
suspects:
Surname
Assange
First names:
Julian
PaulNationality:
Australia
Date
of
Birth:
3
July
1971
Place
of
Birth: Townsville, AustraliaCurrently located
at
the
Ecuadorian
embassy,
London
3.
Urgency:
The alleged crimes detailed at
points
1-3 below are subject to
statutory
limitation
in
August 2015.
lt would therefore be desirable
for
any possible interview and
other
investigative measures with
the
suspect to take
place as
soon
as
is
reasonably
possible.By agreement with
Julian
Assange
we
want to conduct the investigation matterson
two
consecutive days during
June-July
2015,
and
primarily
in
June
2015.
Julian
Assange
has
suggested
1
7-18 June 2015
Applied
conventions
and/or
agr6ements:
-
European
Convention
of
20
April
1959
on
Mutual
As§isfance
/,
Criminal Matters
-
1978
Additionat
Protocot
to
the
1959
European Convention on
Mutual
Assistance
in
Criminal
Matters
-
Eu
Convention on Mutuat Assistance
in
Criminal Matters of 29
May
2000.
-
2OOl
Protocol to the EU Convention on
Mutuai
Assistance
in
Ciminal
Matters
of 29
May
20005.
Legal qualification
ofthe
facts:
1.
UNLAWFUL
COERCION
On
13-14 August 2010Section
of
Law
Chapter 4
Section 4
Paral
Swedish Penal Code
Section of
Law
Chapter
6 Section
10 Para
2 Swedish Penal Code
3. SEXUAL
MOLESTATION
Section
of Law
Chapter
6 Section
10 Para 2
Swedish
Penal Code2,
SEXUAL
MOLESTATION
On
13-14
August
2010
Section
of Law
Section
1
Chapter 6 Para
3
Swedish Penal Code6.
Statement
of the
facts:
The
allegations were reported to
the
police in Stockholm on
20
August 2010
and
Julian
Assangewas
detained in his absence suspected of
rape
and molestation. On 25 August the
prosecutor
decided to discontinue the preliminary investigation
into
the
rape. The victim's representativerequested a review of this decision.
On
1
September 2010
the
preliminary investigation
concerningthe
rape was reopened
by a
senior
proseculor
and
the case was widened
to
include unlawful
coercion
and
sexual molestation.Julian Assange was detained
in
his absence
by
Stockholm District Court
on
18
November
2010.The
Court of Appeal affirmed
this
decision on 24 November 2010. On 2 Decemt er 2010
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Julian Assange was sought wanted internationally and a European Arrest Warrent was
duly
issued
for
his surrender to Sweden.Julian Assange
was
apprehended on 7 December 2010 in London
by
the
British
police
On
1
6
December
2OlO
the
City
of
Westminster
Cou,1
held
thai Julian Assange should
be
released onbail.
The
question regarding his surrender to Sweden was
the
subject of adjudication
in
the
Englishcourts for the period up to 30 May 2012 when the Supreme Court affirmed the decision
tosurrender
Julian Assange
to
Sweden. Julian Assange requested the case be reheard
by
theSupreme
Court, which reaffirmed
the
decision
on
14
June
2012.
Julian
Assange
has been located
at
the
Ecuadorian embessy
in
London since
19
June 2012.
Thishas been
a
hindrance to his surrender to
Sweden.
On
24
June 2014 Julian Assange requested
that
the
Stockholm District
Court
review the
decisionto detain
him
in
his absence.
The
Stockholm District Court rejected his request
and
affirmed
thedetention
order. Julian Assange appealed the District Court's decision to the
Svea
Court
of
Appeal,
which
affirmed the decision
that
he should continue to be detained
in his
absence. Julian
Assange
has appealed the Court
of
Appeal's
decision
and
has requested leave to
appeal
to
the
SupremeCourt.
The
Supreme Court
granted
leave to appeal
and
on
1
1
May 2015 decided to reject
the
appeal from Julian Assange.Julian
Assange
has been in residence
at
the Ecuadorian
embassy
in London since
19
June 2012.
7.
Requested activities:
-
Interview with
suspect
-
Notification
of allegations against
the
suspect
(nodrtca
on
of suspicion)
- Carry
out decision to
take a
DNA
sample
ofthe
suspect
via
a
swab
A
request
for
permission
is made
for
a
Swedish investigator
from
the
police in Stockholm,
whilst
under the supervision
ofthe
Assistant
Prosecutor, take
a
DNA
sample
fiom
the
suspect
and
conductan
interview with
Julian
Assange
in
London
as
well
as
conduct
a
complementary
interview
the
following
day.
The complementary
interview
may
be
cancelted should
it
be deemed unnecessary.
At
the
interview
Julian
Assange
will
be
formally notified
ofthe
allegations
against
him
(see
section
5
above)
and be
interviewed
for further
details regarding the
events.
Via
the lawyers
Thomas
Olsson
and Per
E
Samuelsson, defence
for
JulianAssange,
consent was
given by the
suspect
for
Swedish
prosecutors
and
policeto
interview
and take
a
DNA
sample
of the
suspect at
the
Ecuadorian
embassy
in
London
under
the conditions
set
out
below
in
point
7c.
7a)
Specification of
requested
activities: