Swedish court decides not to detain WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over 2010 rape allegation
Swedish Vice Chief Prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson comments on Uppsala District Court's decision not to detain WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during a press briefing in Uppsala, Sweden. June 3, 2019.
Assange, an Australian national, is currently serving a 50-week sentence in Britain for skipping bail after spending seven years holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden. Monday's ruling means the Swedish prosecutor cannot at this stage request his extradition from Britain. The United States has already requested Assange's extradition on conspiracy charges.
However, defence lawyer Per Samuelson argued that Assange's imprisonment in Britain meant there was no flight risk.
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