Swedish prosecutors drop Julian Assange rape investigation

By artappraiser on Sun, 05/21/2017 - 1:24pm |

Sweden’s director of public prosecution says she has decided to discontinue the investigation into WikiLeaks founder

By Esther Addley & Alan Travis @theguardian.com, May 19

[.....] With the threat of extradition to Sweden removed, the 45-year-old Australian could potentially opt to leave the embassy.

However, Assange’s lawyers have repeatedly said he will not do so without assurances that he willnot face extradition to the US over possible espionage charges linked to WikiLeaks’ publishing activities – the basis on which Ecuador granted him asylum [.....]

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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/may/19/swedish-prosecutors-drop-julian-assange-investigation