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Julian Assange case: Sweden offers to question him in UK | |
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Swedish prosecutors have offered to travel to London to question Wikileaks founder Julian Assange over sex assault allegations. | |
Sweden sought Mr Assange's arrest in 2010. Prosecutors had previously insisted on questioning him in Sweden. | |
Mr Assange denies the assault claims and has been living at the Ecuadorean embassy in London since 2012. | |
He fears that if he is sent to Sweden he could then be extradited to the US to face charges over leaking material. | |
A Swedish prosecutor explained the change of strategy by saying potential charges against Mr Assange would expire under the statute of limitations in August, the Associated Press news agency reports. | |
Wikileaks has published thousands of secret documents, which have caused intense embarrassment for the US and lifted the lid on diplomatic relations. |