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Sweden Drops Rape Case Against Julian Assange, But He's Not Out of the Woods...

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Thomas A HawkThomas A Hawk
Published: 19 May, 2017
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Reports released Friday morning that Swedish prosecutors have discontinued an investigation into rape allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Assange has been living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since August 2012 to avoid extradition. At 6:04 am PDT, Assange tweeted his own statement:

https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/865553683387367425

There is, however, a snag for Assange. If he leaves the Ecuadorian embassy, UK police will still arrest him. That is because the U.S. is still considering charges against Assange and WikiLeaks for releasing classified information -- most recently on the CIA.

https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/865539288250826752

For now, it seems Assange will be able to stay in the Ecuadorian embassy pending any possible deal struck between the U.S. and the Ecuadorian government.

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