The Swedish Prosecutor have dropped their investigation into the allegation of the sexual assault against Jullian Assange,after the deadline for bringing charges expired. but they confirmed that they would continues interviews with wikileaks founder over the rape allegation made against him.
It was way back to five years ago in Stockholm when two women made allegations of sexual assault against him, but no charges have been brought because the prosecutor has been unable to interrogate him after he challenged an extradition order and claimed political asylum in Ecuador's London embassy in June 2012.
Assange, who denies the allegations, fears that travelling to Sweden would leave him vulnerable to extradition to the US to face espionage charges. His requests to the Swedish government for a firm guarantee of his safety have been declined.
Swedish prosecutor Marianne Ny said in a statement: “Julian Assange has voluntarily stayed away from justice by taking refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy. Now that the limitation period has passed for some of the [alleged] crimes I am forced to discontinue the preliminary investigation in these parts. This means that the investigation of the events is left unfinished because the suspect has not been heard, which I regret.”
In early June Sweden submitted a request to interrogate Assange at Ecuador’s embassy, NY said. “It is still my hope to be able to conduct a hearing since there is an ongoing dialogue on the issue between Sweden and Ecuador.”
Assange said he was extremely disappointed in the outcome, saying the Swedish prosecutor has managed to avoid hearing his side of the story entirely, Press Association reported.
After a tense standoff between Sweden and Ecuador over the conditions of access to Ecuador’s London embassy, on Monday Sweden offered to open talks with Ecuador to reach a formal agreement on judicial cooperation, potentially breaking the deadlock – but not in time to prevent the statute of limitations on most of the accusations expiring.
In a statement on Wednesday, Assange’s supporters said: “By failing to take Assange’s statement at the embassy, Swedish authorities have deprived him of the right to answer false allegations against him that have been widely circulated in the media, but for which he has not been charged. If the case expires, that deprivation will become permanent, and no formal resolution will be available. Therefore while this particularly shambolic episode in Swedish justice may be coming to a close, the denial of Julian Assange’s liberty continues.”
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