Sweden will re-open an investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, prosecutors said on Monday.47-year old Assange was arrested last month from the Ecuadorian embassy in London. He was sentenced to 50 weeks in a British prison for skipping bail to avoid being sent to Sweden.Today's announcement by Sweden's deputy director of public prosecutors, Eva-Marie Persson, means that Assange now faces likely extradition from Britain, reported Al Jazeera."My assessment is there is still probably cause [to investigate] rape and a lesser offence," Persson told media here."My intention is to submit to the district court today to appoint a public defender. It is also my intention in the near future [to ask] that the district court order Mr Assange remanded in absentia," she added.The Australian whistleblower has denied the allegations against him, asserting that they were politically motivated.It should be recalled here that the United States, too, has requested the
