• Zpiritual@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      Not at that time. That came after the us government pushed the swedish government to do something and they in turn “strongly hinted” to the swedish judiciary system that they better do something.

      And finally the sentencing judge socialised professionally with pro-copyright lobbyists.

      • Krauerking@lemy.lolEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        That came after the us government pushed the swedish government

        🎶 We’re all living in Amerika, Amerika ist wunderbar 🎵

        • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          It is quite interesting that American corporations harass everyone, not just us Americans.

          I got together with the other Americans, and we’re cool of you all want to do something about them.

    • Ilandar@aussie.zoneEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      Nice bravado but he ultimately wasted years of his life in solitary confinement.

      EDIT: Maybe not years. Certainly months. Actually it was over a year when you add the reported stints together.

        • Ilandar@aussie.zoneEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          I believe it was because he failed to return to Sweden to serve his Pirate Bay sentence and instead remained in Cambodia where he was living at the time. There was an international warrant out for his arrest and when he was deported back to Sweden he was judged at risk of flight or further “criminal activities”. He was removed from solitary after a few months, so I’m not sure if he was put back there for his later, longer sentence of hacking.

          EDIT: He was later held in solitary confinement in Denmark for at least 10 months while awaiting trial for hacking.