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Sweden Seeks WikiLeaks Founder in Suspected Rape
Nov. 18, 2010
A Swedish prosecutor wants to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in connection with a string of sex attacks.
A judge will likely decide this afternoon whether Assange should be held for questioning on suspicion of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion.
Assange has denied the allegations, which stem from his meetings with two women during an August visit to Sweden.
The next step for the prosecution will likely be to issue an international arrest warrant for Assange, whose current whereabouts are not immediately clear.
"The reason for my request is that we need to interrogate him," Director of Public Prosecution Marianne Ny said in a statement. "So far, we have not been able to meet with him to accomplish the interrogation."
There is, however, an intriguing backdrop to the charges against Assange. His website, WikiLeaks has made a lot of powerful enemies. Most recently, Assange infuriated the Pentagon by releasing thousands of classified U.S. war reports from Afghanistan and Iraq.
Assange has frequently complained that he and his group are being targeted and persecuted by international intelligence agencies.
Assange had considered setting up a base for WikiLeaks in Sweden, where some of its servers are located, but Swedish immigration authorities denied him a residence permit. Earlier this month, he said he may apply for asylum in Switzerland instead.
Court documents filed by the prosecutor show Assange is suspected of raping and sexually molesting a woman in the town of Enkoping, central Sweden. He's suspected of sexual molestation and unlawful coercion of the second woman, in Stockholm.
A police report reveals that both women first met Assange at a seminar he delivered in Stockholm in mid-August. They filed their complaints together, six days later.
There was also some confusion among investigators, as to how the case would be filed. Initially, a Stockholm prosecutor
opened a rape investigation. A mere day later, it was dropped by the city's chief prosecutor. A week later, the case was reopened.
Nov. 18, 2010
A Swedish prosecutor wants to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in connection with a string of sex attacks.
A judge will likely decide this afternoon whether Assange should be held for questioning on suspicion of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion.
Assange has denied the allegations, which stem from his meetings with two women during an August visit to Sweden.
The next step for the prosecution will likely be to issue an international arrest warrant for Assange, whose current whereabouts are not immediately clear.
"The reason for my request is that we need to interrogate him," Director of Public Prosecution Marianne Ny said in a statement. "So far, we have not been able to meet with him to accomplish the interrogation."
There is, however, an intriguing backdrop to the charges against Assange. His website, WikiLeaks has made a lot of powerful enemies. Most recently, Assange infuriated the Pentagon by releasing thousands of classified U.S. war reports from Afghanistan and Iraq.
Assange has frequently complained that he and his group are being targeted and persecuted by international intelligence agencies.
Assange had considered setting up a base for WikiLeaks in Sweden, where some of its servers are located, but Swedish immigration authorities denied him a residence permit. Earlier this month, he said he may apply for asylum in Switzerland instead.
Court documents filed by the prosecutor show Assange is suspected of raping and sexually molesting a woman in the town of Enkoping, central Sweden. He's suspected of sexual molestation and unlawful coercion of the second woman, in Stockholm.
A police report reveals that both women first met Assange at a seminar he delivered in Stockholm in mid-August. They filed their complaints together, six days later.
There was also some confusion among investigators, as to how the case would be filed. Initially, a Stockholm prosecutor
opened a rape investigation. A mere day later, it was dropped by the city's chief prosecutor. A week later, the case was reopened.
