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| Sweden to request Assange be extradited to stand trial on rape allegation | Sweden to request Assange be extradited to stand trial on rape allegation |
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| After confirming the reopening of the rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Sweden’s Director of Public Prosecutions Eva-Marie Persson has confirmed that Sweden will seek his extradition to face trial. | After confirming the reopening of the rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Sweden’s Director of Public Prosecutions Eva-Marie Persson has confirmed that Sweden will seek his extradition to face trial. |
| The 47-year-old is currently being held at Belmarsh prison in London after he was found guilty of skipping bail and sentenced to 50 weeks in jail. | The 47-year-old is currently being held at Belmarsh prison in London after he was found guilty of skipping bail and sentenced to 50 weeks in jail. |
| He avoided extradition to Sweden for some seven years by seeking refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London in 2012, however he was unceremoniously evicted in April. | He avoided extradition to Sweden for some seven years by seeking refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London in 2012, however he was unceremoniously evicted in April. |
| The United States is also seeking Assange's extradition on charges that he conspired with Chelsea Manning to hack a Pentagon computer and steal state secrets. Persson said that it is up to UK authorities whether the Swedish or US extradition requests take priority. | The United States is also seeking Assange's extradition on charges that he conspired with Chelsea Manning to hack a Pentagon computer and steal state secrets. Persson said that it is up to UK authorities whether the Swedish or US extradition requests take priority. |
| Kristinn Hrafnsson, Editor-in-Chief of WikiLeaks said that "there has been considerable political pressure on Sweden to reopen their investigation, but there has always been political pressure surrounding this case." | |
| Hrafnsson added that, in his estimation at least, the "case has been mishandled throughout" after a Swedish prosecutor initially found that "no crime at all" had occurred, after which time the case was reopened. | Hrafnsson added that, in his estimation at least, the "case has been mishandled throughout" after a Swedish prosecutor initially found that "no crime at all" had occurred, after which time the case was reopened. |
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