Swedish prosecutor drops Assange rape probe after nearly a decade
Swedish authorities closed the rape investigation in 2017 but the case was reopened following arrest of WikiLeaks founder in London
19 November 2019 - 18:59
Stockholm — A Swedish prosecutor dropped a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, ending the near decade-old case that had sent the anti-secrecy campaigner into hiding in London's Ecuadorian embassy to avoid extradition.
Although the prosecutor's decision can be appealed, it probably closes the case, which was launched in 2010. The accuser's lawyer said she was studying whether to appeal it...
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