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November 20, 2019

Sweden Drops Sexual Assault Investigation into Julian Assange
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In Sweden, prosecutors have dropped an investigation into sexual assault
allegations against Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange, which Assange has
always denied. Assange took refuge inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in
London for over seven years to avoid extradition to Sweden on the
charges. British authorities dragged him out of the Ecuadorian Embassy
in April. He's since been jailed in London's Belmarsh Prison on charges
related to skipping of bail in 2012 when he first entered the embassy,
which he did in order to avoid extradition to Sweden over the
now-dropped sexual assault charges. The United States is now seeking
Assange's extradition to the U.S., where he faces up to 175 years in
prison on hacking charges and 17 counts of violating the World War I-era
Espionage Act.


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