Sweden offers to question Assange in London over rape allegations

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (R) shakes hands with Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino (L) inside he Ecuadorian Embassy in London

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (R) shakes hands with Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino (L) inside he Ecuadorian Embassy in London

Swedish prosecutors on Friday offered to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London over rape allegations, providing a possible breakthrough in the long-running case.

One of Assange’s lawyers welcomed the offer saying it would be a first step in clearing his client who has been holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since 2012.

“He will accept” to be questioned in London, attorney Per Samuelsson told AFP, adding that his client was “happy” about the breakthrough.

“We are cooperating with the investigation,” he …Read More

Source:: PM Newspaper