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The Northbreather
11-07-2016, 09:43 AM
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/wikileaks-assange-be-interviewed-prosecutors-rape-case-n678866

WikiLeaks' Assange to Be Interviewed by Prosecutors in Rape Case

LONDON — Prosecutors will interview Julian Assange in London in connection with a rape case on Nov. 14, Swedish authorities said Monday.

The announcement marks a step forward in the legal impasse that has kept the WikiLeaks founder holed-up in the Ecuador Embassy in the U.K. capital for the last four years.

The Swedish Prosecution Authority said that Ecuador has agreed to provide legal assistance in investigating allegations of rape leveled at Assange.

Related: Assange's Arrest Warrant in Rape Case Upheld by Swedish Court

An Ecuadorian prosecutor will carry out the interview while Swedish authorities, including Chief Prosecutor Ingrid Isgren and a police investigator, will be present.

"I welcome the fact that the investigation can now move forward via an interview with the suspect," director of prosecution Marianne Ny said in a statement.

Swedish authorities launched an investigation into Assange in 2010 after two women came forward accusing him of rape and sexual assault. Assange fled to the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to avoid extradition.

And while Swedish authorities dropped two cases of sexual assault against Assange last year, they are forging ahead with the case involving allegations of rape.


Assange denies the allegations. He maintains that if he were sent to Sweden, the United States would extradite him after his organization released a trove of secret diplomatic cables.

Related: U.S. Urged Ecuador to Act Against Assange

Assange has also injected his influence on the U.S. elections by publishing hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee and top aides to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

Senior DNC officials have resigned from their posts as a result of the unearthed messages.

Zippyjuan
11-07-2016, 01:33 PM
"Coming for him"? Assange has been requesting the interview for a while now. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/11/ecuador-to-let-sweden-interview-julian-assange-at-london-embassy/


Mr Assange has been living inside the embassy for over four years and has been granted political asylum by Ecuador.

He has offered to be questioned inside the embassy but the Swedish prosecutors only recently agreed.

A statement issued in Ecuador said: "In the coming weeks a date will be established for the proceedings to be held at the Embassy of Ecuador in the United Kingdom.

"For more than four years, the government of Ecuador has offered to co-operate in facilitating the questioning of Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, as well as proposing other political and legal measures, in order to reach a satisfactory solution for all parties involved in the legal case against Julian Assange, to end the unnecessary delays in the process and to ensure full and effective legal protection.