Sweden to hold off questioning Assange on rape accusation
Sweden's prosecution authority will hold off on asking Britain to allow it to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange about a 2010 rape allegation until it has finished analysing available evidence, the authority says.
Assange is serving a 50-week sentence in Britain for skipping bail after spending seven years in the Ecuadorian embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden over a rape allegation made in 2010 ...
Ms Persson faces a looming deadline in the case with the statute of limitations set to expire in August 2020.
Her task is complicated further by US authorities having already requested Assange's extradition on 18 counts, including conspiracy charges and violating an espionage law, with a full hearing slated for February ...
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