Friday, Swedish prosecutors said that they will drop an investigation into an allegation of rape against Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks.
This is the end of a now 7-year legal battle.
Assange took refuge in Ecuador’s embassy in London in 2012 to escape extradition to Sweden to answer questions about sex-crime allegations from two women. He has been there ever since, fearing that if he is arrested he might ultimately be extradited to the United States.
Friday’s announcement means Assange is no longer under any investigation in Sweden. British police said before the announcement that Assange is still wanted in Britain for jumping bail. It is not clear if that may change now that the investigation has been dropped.
BREAKING: Sweden has dropped its case against Julian Assange and will revoke its arrest warrant
Background: https://t.co/UHj8QtwrTh
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) May 19, 2017
@wikileaks A long time coming, hope Julian will be able to soak in some Vitamin D soon
— William Craddick (@williamcraddick) May 19, 2017
UK refuses to confirm or deny whether it has already received a US extradition warrant for Julian Assange. Focus now moves to UK.
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) May 19, 2017