Sweden wants Assange held on rape claim

By Helena Soderpalm
Updated May 20 2019 - 6:08pm, first published 6:03pm
Swedish prosecutors have filed a request for Julian Assange to be detained over a rape claim.
Swedish prosecutors have filed a request for Julian Assange to be detained over a rape claim.

The Swedish prosecutor heading an investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has filed a request with a local court for him to be detained in absentia.

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