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Sweden to reopen rape case against Assange

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Published : May 13, 2019, 3:47 PM IST

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Updated : May 13, 2019, 4:24 PM IST

Swedish prosecutors will reopen an inquiry into rape allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Swedish prosecutors filed preliminary charges against Assange after he visited the country in 2010.

Sweden to reopen rape case against Assange

Sweden to reopen rape case against Assange

Stockholm: Swedish prosecutors are reopening an inquiry into rape allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after he was removed from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

Sweden to reopen rape case against Assange

Eva-Marie Persson, Sweden's deputy director of public prosecutions, told a news conference in Stockholm that "there is still a probable cause to suspect that Assange committed a rape." She added, "It is my assessment that a new questioning of Assange is required."

Swedish prosecutors filed preliminary charges against Assange after he visited the country in 2010.

Seven years later, a case of alleged sexual misconduct was dropped when the statute of limitations expired.

That left a rape allegation, which couldn't be pursued while Assange was living at the embassy.

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The statute of limitations on that case expires in August 2020.

Stockholm: Swedish prosecutors are reopening an inquiry into rape allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after he was removed from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

Sweden to reopen rape case against Assange

Eva-Marie Persson, Sweden's deputy director of public prosecutions, told a news conference in Stockholm that "there is still a probable cause to suspect that Assange committed a rape." She added, "It is my assessment that a new questioning of Assange is required."

Swedish prosecutors filed preliminary charges against Assange after he visited the country in 2010.

Seven years later, a case of alleged sexual misconduct was dropped when the statute of limitations expired.

That left a rape allegation, which couldn't be pursued while Assange was living at the embassy.

Also Read: Islamic State operates from underground in Iraq

The statute of limitations on that case expires in August 2020.

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Last Updated : May 13, 2019, 4:24 PM IST

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