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| Julian Assange: Sweden drops rape investigation | |
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| Prosecutors in Sweden have dropped an investigation into a rape allegation made against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange in 2010. | Prosecutors in Sweden have dropped an investigation into a rape allegation made against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange in 2010. |
| Assange, who denies the accusation, has avoided extradition to Sweden for seven years after seeking refuge at the Ecuadorean embassy in London in 2012. | Assange, who denies the accusation, has avoided extradition to Sweden for seven years after seeking refuge at the Ecuadorean embassy in London in 2012. |
| The 48-year-old Australian was evicted in April and sentenced to 50 weeks in jail for breaching his bail conditions. | |
| He is currently being held at Belmarsh prison in London. | He is currently being held at Belmarsh prison in London. |
| The Swedish Prosecution Authority said in a statement: "Deputy Director of Public Prosecution Eva-Marie Persson has today decided to discontinue the investigation regarding Julian Assange. | |
| "The reason for this decision is that the evidence has weakened considerably due to the long period of time that has elapsed since the events in question." | |
| The prosecutors said the decision had been taken after seven witnesses in the case had been interviewed. |