ASSAI\IGE Julien

REQI.IESTTNG COUNTRY: SWEDENFILENo.: 2010/52486DATE OF PUBLICATION: 19 November 2010

CIRCULATTON TO THE MEDIA (INCLUDING INTERNET) OF THE EXTRACTEDVERSION OF THE RED NOTICE AS PUBLISMD ON INTERPOL'S PUBLIC WEBSITE: NO

FUGITTVE WANTED TOR PROSECUTION

I. IDENTITY PARTICULARS

PRESENT FAMILY NAME: ASSANGEPRESENT FAMILY NAME IN TIIE ORIGINAL SCRIPT OR CHINESE TELEGRAPHIC CODE: N/AFAMILYNAME AT BIRTH: N/AFORENAMES: JulienFORENAMES IN TTM, ORIGINAL SCRIPT OR CHINESE TELEGR,APHIC CODE: N/ASEX: MDATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 03 July 1971

ALSO KNOWN AS / OTI{ER DATES OF BIRTH USED: N/AFATHER'S FAMILYNAME AND FORENAMES: N/AMOTT{ER'S MAIDEN NAME AND FORENAMES: N/AIDENTITY CONFIRMEDNATIONALITY: AUSTRALIAN (CONFIRMED)IDENTITY DOCUMENTS: N/AOCCUPATION: N/ALANGUAGES SPOKEN: EnglishDESCRTPTION: N/ADISTINGUISHING MARKS AND CHARACTERISTICS: N/ADNA CODE: N/AREGIONS/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 notmodifrcd by the General Secretorial

SITMMARY OF FACTS OF THE CASE: SWEDEN, Stockholm and Enkoeping: From 13 August 2010 to 18August 20101. Unlawful coercion, Chapter 4, Section 4, Paragraph I of the Swedish Penal Code2. Sexual molestation, Chapter 6, Section 10, Paragraph 2 of the Swedish Penal Code3. Sexual molestation, Chapter 6, Section lQ Paragraph 2 of the Swedish Penal Code4. Sexual molestation, Chapter 6, Seotion 10, Paragraph 2 of the Swedish Penal Code5. Rape, Chapter 6, Section l, Paragraph 2 of the.swedish Penal CodeADDITIONAL FACTS OF TI{E CASE: 1. Unlawtul coercionOn 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 firmhold of the injured party's arms and a forceful spreading of her legs whilst lying on top of her and with his bodyweight 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 deliberatelymolested 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 molestationOn 18 August 2010 or on any of the days before or after that date, in the home of the injured party Anna Ardinin 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 molestationOn 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. RapeOn 17 August 2010, in ttre home of the injured parly Sofia Wil6n in Enk6ping Assange deliberatelyconsummated 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 MOLESTATIONLAW COVERING TI{E OFFENCE: 1. RAPE, CHAPTER 6, SECTION 1, PARAGRAPH 2 OF TI{ESWEDISH PENAL CODE

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

2. SEXUAL MOLESTATION, CHAPTER 6, SECTION 10, PARAGRAPH 2 OF TI{E SWEDISH PENALCODEMAXIMUM PENALTY POSSIBLE: 6 year(s) Six (6) years of imprisonmentTIME LIMIT FOR PROSECUTION OR EXPIRY DATE OF ARREST WARRANT: 16 August 2020EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT: No. AM-131226, issued on 12 November 2010 by International publicprosecution office in Gothenburg in SwedenTrrE ABOVE OFFENCE(S) APPEAR(S) ON TrrE LIST OF THE 32 OFFENCES REFERRED TO INE{.'ROPEAN COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 2OO2I584IIHA OF 13 JUNE 2OO2 AS NOTREQI,IRING DUAL CRIMINALITY VERIFICATION: YESIN THE CASE OF LIFE IMPRISONMENT, IS ANY REDUCTION OF TTM SENTENCE POSSIBLE(ADruSTMENT UPON APPLICATION BY TI{E OFFENDER OR AFTER 20 YEAR SERVED, ORCLEMENCY MEASURES): YESTHE WARRANT ALSO INCLUDES PROVISION FOR TT{E SEIZURE AND HANDING OVER OFPROPERTY WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED AS.EVIDENCE OR PROPERTY ACQI.NRED BY TT{EWANTED PERSON AS RESULT OF TTtr OFFENCE: NODESCRIPTION OF TI{E PROPERTY (AND LOCATION) (IF KNOWN): N/AName of signatory: MARIANNE NIY, DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTIONOFFICE IN GOT}MNBURGCOPY OF EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ENCLOSED IN THE LANGUAGE USED BY TI{EREQUESTING COUNTRY: NO

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3. ACTION TO BE TAKEN IF TRACED

LOCATE AND ARREST WITH A VIEW TO EXTRADITIONTHE COUNTRY AT TTG REQUEST OF WTUCH THE, PRESENT NOTICE HAS BEEN PUBLISI{ED HAS

GTVEN ASSURANCES THAT EXTRADITION WILL BE SOUGT{T I'PON ARREST OF THE PERSON' IN

CONFORMITY WITH ITS NATIONAL LAWS AND/OR TTM APPLICABLE BILATERAL AND

MULTILATERAL TREATIES.

PROVTSIONAL ARRESTFoR 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'

PLEASE AP?LY PROVISIONAL ARREST, IN CONFORMITY WITHNATIONAL LAWS AND/OR THE

APPLICABLEBILATERALANDMULTILATERALTREATIES.n

SURRENDER PROCEDURETHE EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ON WHICH THIS RED NOTICE IS BASED HAS BEEN ISSUED

BY A COMPETENT JUDICIAL AUTHORITY. THE, ARREST AND SURRENDER OF TTIE ABOVE

MENTIONED PERSON IS REQUESTED FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING A CRIMINAL

PROSECUTION OR EXECUTING A CUSTODIAL SENTENCE OR DETENTION ORDER PURSUANT

TO ARTICLE 10(3) OF THE EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT FRAMEWORK DECISION OF 13 JUNE

2002.

IMMEDIATELy INFORM INTERpOL Stockholm (NCB reference: NCB STOCKHOLM, CASE REF: IP'

zg11- A24820 of 19 November 2010) AND THE ICPO-INTERPOL GENERAL SECRETARIAT THAT THE

FUGITTVE HAS BEEN FOUND.