Pirate Bay Founder Remains In Custody

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Typical sensational TorrentFreak article. This is normal procedure in Swedish courts. The Swedish legal system is different and what would be called "charged" comes much later in the legal process. He's currently häktad[1] which is stopping him from destroying evidence or leaving the country, like he did previously when he fled to Cambodia.

1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remand_(detention)#H.C3.A4ktnin...

Wow, this is actually a pretty sensible arrangement.

A person who was häktad but was not charged (or was freed after trial) is entitled to financial compensation, with an amount determined by the Chancellor of Justice. It is usually around 500 SEK (US$80) per day for the suffering, somewhat more if there was media attention, plus compensation for lost work income. 1200 people were compensated in 2007.[10] If the prisoner is sentenced, the time as häktad counts as a part of the prison time, so that less time will remain after the trial.

Weren't the arrest warrant levied on him while he was already in Cambodia?

As is allowed by Swedish law, not unusual, and approved by the district court. They can even extend it to a month if they need to.

The article says it was originally extended by two weeks, and then recently extended again by another two weeks. Can they extend it more?

This comment on Reddit describes it better than I can:

http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/10pivx/pirate_ba...

Rabble rabble rabble!

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