Swedish prosecutors on Monday announced that they will re-open the investigation into a rape allegation against <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/ive-protected-many-assange-tells-uk-court-as-he-fights-us-extradition-warrant-215435">WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange</a>, who is as of now stopped at a high-security jail in the UK, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said in a statement.

"I have today decided to reopen the investigation ... There is still probable cause to suspect that Mr Assange committed rape," the deputy director of public prosecutions, Eva-Marie Persson, told reporters.

"The previous decision (in May 2017) to close the investigation was not based on difficulties related to evidence, but on difficulties that blocked the investigation," Persson added.

Soon after the announcement, WikiLeaks said that reopening of the investigation will give Assange a chance to clear his name.

"Since Julian Assange was arrested on 11 April 2019, there has been considerable political pressure on Sweden to reopen their investigation, but there has always been political pressure surrounding this case," Kristinn Hrafnsson, WikiLeaks' editor-in-chief said in a statement.

"Its reopening will give Julian a chance to clear his name," Hrafnsson said.

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According to media reports, the lady who made the claim presently wants the case revived, and since Assange's capture a month ago, Swedish examiners have been thinking about their options.

Assange was arrested in April at the Ecuadoran embassy in London, where he spent seven years after seeking asylum.&nbsp;

He sought refuge there to escape extradition to Sweden, where he had been accused of rape and sexual assault.

Assange is now serving a 50-week sentence in Britain for jumping bail and is contesting an extradition request from the United States, where he is wanted for hacking.

Swedish prosecutors on Monday announced that they will re-open the investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, who is as of now stopped at a high-security jail in the UK, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said in a statement.

Swedish prosecutors on Monday announced that they will re-open the investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, who is as of now stopped at a high-security jail in the UK, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said in a statement. "I have today decided to reopen the investigation ... There is still probable cause to suspect that Mr Assange committed rape," the deputy director of public prosecutions, Eva-Marie Persson, told reporters. "The previous decision (in May 2017) to close the investigation was not based on difficulties related to evidence, but on difficulties that blocked the investigation," Persson added. Soon after the announcement, WikiLeaks said that reopening of the investigation will give Assange a chance to clear his name. "Since Julian Assange was arrested on 11 April 2019, there has been considerable political pressure on Sweden to reopen their investigation, but there has always been political pressure surrounding this case," Kristinn Hrafnsson, WikiLeaks' editor-in-chief said in a statement. "Its reopening will give Julian a chance to clear his name," Hrafnsson said. According to media reports, the lady who made the claim presently wants the case revived, and since Assange's capture a month ago, Swedish examiners have been thinking about their options. Assange was arrested in April at the Ecuadoran embassy in London, where he spent seven years after seeking asylum. He sought refuge there to escape extradition to Sweden, where he had been accused of rape and sexual assault. Assange is now serving a 50-week sentence in Britain for jumping bail and is contesting an extradition request from the United States, where he is wanted for hacking.

Swedish rape probe against Julian Assange to be reopened: Prosecutors

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Swedish rape probe against Julian Assange to be reopened: Prosecutors