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Sweden drops Julian Assange rape investigation Sweden drops Julian Assange rape investigation
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Prosecution authority says it will not proceed with investigation into WikiLeaks founder Prosecutor says country will not proceed with investigation into WikiLeaks founder
The alleged rape investigation involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently in prison in Britain, has been discontinued, a Swedish prosecutor has said. Sweden has dropped an investigation into a rape allegation made against Julian Assange.
“I want to inform about my decision to discontinue the preliminary investigation,” deputy chief prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson told a news conference. The deputy chief prosecutor, Eva-Marie Persson, told a news conference: “I want to inform about my decision to discontinue the preliminary investigation.”
Tuesday’s decision follows a ruling in June by a Swedish court that Assange – who denies the accusation – should not be detained. The decision on Tuesday follows a ruling in June by a Swedish court that Assange, who denies the accusation, should not be detained.
Two months earlier, the 48-year-old Australian was evicted from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he had been holed up since 2012. He was immediately arrested and is currently serving a 50-week sentence in Belmarsh prison in London for jumping bail in 2012. Two months earlier, the WikiLeaks founder was evicted from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he had been living since 2012.
He was immediately arrested and is serving a 50-week sentence in Belmarsh prison in south-east London for breaching bail conditions.
He is also fighting extradition to the US, which accuses him of publishing secret documents.He is also fighting extradition to the US, which accuses him of publishing secret documents.