Overview
- The complaint was lodged with Sweden’s Economic Crime Authority and the War Crimes Unit and names about 30 people, including Foundation president Astrid Söderbergh Widding and CEO Hanna Stjärne.
- Assange alleges misappropriation of funds, facilitation of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and financing the crime of aggression under obligations linked to the Rome Statute.
- He asks authorities to freeze roughly 11 million SEK in prize money, seek the return of the medal, seize internal records, and pursue a criminal investigation or refer the matter to international bodies.
- The filing argues María Corina Machado is ineligible under Alfred Nobel’s will, citing her public calls for U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and support for U.S. maritime actions.
- Assange highlights that the Norwegian committee selects laureates but the Stockholm-based Nobel Foundation administers funds, asserting fiduciary duties over disbursements that he says were breached.