— Swedish prosecutors have withdrawn an arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, saying the rape suspicions against him are unfounded.In a brief statement Saturday, chief prosecutor Eva Finne says: “I don’t think there is reason to suspect that he has committed rape.”
Assagne proclaim his innocence on both the WikiLeaks blog and his Twitter account .
The accusation was labeled a dirty trick by Julian Assange and his group, who are preparing to release a fresh batch of classified U.S. documents from the Afghan war.
Swedish prosecutors had originally urged Assange — a nomadic 39-year-old Australian whose whereabouts were unclear — to turn himself in to police to face questioning in one case involving suspicions of rape and another based on an accusation of molestation.
Assange has no permanent address and travels frequently — jumping from one friend’s place to the next. He disappears from public view for months at a time, only to reappear in the full glare of the cameras at packed news conferences to discuss his site’s latest disclosure.
Authorities withdraw Warrant for Assange
– August 21, 2010Posted in: Latest Articles
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