Swedish Prosecutors Reopen Julian Assange’s Rape Case
Swedish prosecutors will reopen an inquiry into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, weeks after he was dragged from the Ecuadorian embassy in London to face British and U.S. charges.
Assange avoided extradition to Sweden for seven years after he holed himself up at the Ecuadorean embassy in London in 2012. However, Ecuador revoked its protection of Assange last month and he’s now in British custody and awaiting a U.S. extradition hearing.
He has always denied the rape accusations.