Submission + - Assange "rape" case reopened, expanded. (google.com)
Apocryphon writes: On the heels of the baffling undertaking of Swedish authorities two weeks ago to announce an investigation into sexual misconduct by Wikileak's Julian Assange only to recuse itself within a day, the case has now been "reopened," with additional charges carrying more significant potential penalties added, apparently at the behest of the accuser's counsel. Immediate news reports cited Assange's initial statement that he had "been warned" that such attempts to undermine his credibility may surface, Bloomberg also notes the only "official" response from the Assange team, a reference to a Twitter statement by Assange himself "that the allegations were 'without basis.'"