Will WikiLeaks unravel the American 'secret government'?

[David Guyatt]

Karin Rosander, director of communications for Sweden's prosecutor's office, told the Guardian: "The decision was made by the British prosecutor. I got it confirmed by the CPS this morning that the decision to appeal the granting of bail was entirely a matter for the CPS. The Swedish prosecutors are not entitled to make decisions within Britain. It is entirely up to the British authorities to handle it."

As a result, she said, Sweden will not be submitting any new evidence or arguments to the high court hearing tomorrow morning. "The Swedish authorities are not involved in these proceedings. We have not got a view at all on bail."

The CPS is completely politicized"

Director of Public Prosecutions


Keir Starmer QC

The CPS is headed by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Keir Starmer QC, who took up office on 1 November 2008.

As DPP, he is responsible for prosecutions, legal issues and criminal justice policy.

The Director is superintended by the Attorney General, who is accountable to Parliament for the Service.

Actually, the Attorney is completely answerable to, ahem, the Prime Minster who has the power to appoint him and fire him:

The current Attorney General is Dominic Grieve:



He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford - the same college Bullingdon Boy Georgy-Porgy Osborne attended. All friends together.

The current pro US grovelment is acting on behalf of the United States. As Assange's attorney said a couple of days ago, the Swedish rape accusation is a "holding charge".