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| Sweden drops Assange rape investigation – prosecution authority | Sweden drops Assange rape investigation – prosecution authority |
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| The Prosecution Authority said that while the victim was considered credible, oral testimony regarding the case had “weakened” and that corroborating evidence was not strong enough to pursue the case. | |
| It was determined that the evidence was simply not strong enough to file an indictment, and that interviewing Julian Assange regarding the case would not change this assessment. | |
| The Swedish Prosecution Authority made the announcement during a press conference in Stockholm on Tuesday. | |
| Assange is currently being held in a UK prison and is in the middle of a court battle to avoid extradition to the United States. Swedish authorities reopened the rape investigation following his arrest at the Ecuadorian Embassy last April. | |
| The Prosecution Authority said that its decision could be appealed. Announcing the decision, Deputy Chief Prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson told members of the press that “time” had played a significant role in discontinuing the sexual assault probe. | |
| Commentators speculated that by dropping the charges, Sweden may actually be paving the way for Assange's extradition to the United States. | |
| The Australian journalist has repeatedly denied the allegation against him, which were first made in 2010. | |
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