You seem to be saying the Swedish laws and the Swedish court system are ridiculous.
That's a fine opinion, but when you visit another country you have to obey by its laws regardless of your opinion on them.
That's a fine opinion, but when you visit another country you have to obey by its laws regardless of your opinion on them.
(For the sake of argument, please ignore the possibility of inhumane punishment, and just assume that the alleged criminal will be sent to a euro-style prison.)
Do you disagree with this statement? If so, why?
If they were accused of sluttiness while they were in Iran, by an Iranian citizen or two, then there might just be a case to answer. Like what happened to these two unfortunates: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7673046.stm
Basically, the case looks ridiculous, and the Swedish legal system as a whole probably isn't.
A UK court shouldn't be deciding the merits of a case based solely on press reports about the prosecution.