True. If, however, this is indeed a smear campaign - think about what options are open that wouldn't make him a free-speech (or 'whatever') martyr - extradition / assassination would have that effect - this wouldn't. Judgement needs to be reserved (as in all such cases of rape accusation) until the facts are in. The facts, however, may not be in for a very long time (months, maybe a year). In the meantime, the media is now free to start every news update on Wikileaks / Assange with 'Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, and accused of rape in Sweden...'.