Assange v Swedish Prosecution Authority Assange v Swedish Prosecution Authority Julian Assange v Swedish Prosecution Authority were the set of legal proceedings in the United Kingdom concerning the requested extradition of Julian Assange to Sweden to further a 'preliminary investigation' into accusations of his having committed sexual offences. The proceedings began in 2012 and on 12 August 2015, Swedish prosecutors announced that they would drop their investigation into three of the allegations against Assange, because of the expiration of the statute of limitations. The investigation into the allegation of rape, as of 19 May 2017, has been dropped by Swedish authorities. A disputed issue over
Extradition law in the Philippines UK ambassador as of January 2017. India, Vietnam and the United Kingdom have all signed extradition treaties with the Philippines . Extradition law in the Philippines Extradition in the Philippines may come into effect when the Philippine government and an international government sign an agreement through a treaty to be ratified by their respective implementing bodies. These are countries that have signed extradition treaties to the Philippines and have taken effect by ratification: The United Kingdom extradition treaty was ratified by the Philippine senate in March 4 2014 and is now in force.Up until 2017 no actual person has been