Swedish court rejects request to detain WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over 2010 rape case
Julian Assange
A Swedish court on Monday has rejected a request to detain Julian Assange over a 2010 rape case, dashing the prosecutor's hopes of having him swiftly extradited from Britain.
The Uppsala district court said that while it considered the WikiLeaks founder "a suspect" in the case, the fact that Assange was currently in prison in Britain meant he does not need to be formally detained in Sweden to be questioned by Swedish prosecutors.
Watch:Swedish prosecutor reopens Julian Assange rape investigation
In the wake of Assange’s arrest, prosecutors in Sweden re-opened a criminal investigation on May 13into allegations that Assange sexually assaulted a woman during a visit to Sweden.
At one point, before his arrest in Britain, Swedish prosecutors charged him with assaulting two women.
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Last month, The US Justice Department unveiled 17 new criminal charges against Assange, saying he unlawfully published the names of classified sources and conspired with and assisted ex-Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in obtaining access to classified information.
(With inputs from agencies)