WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange seen outside Westminster Magistrates Court in London on April 11, 2019.Prosecutors in Sweden said on Tuesday that they will formally drop an investigation into allegations of rape against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
"Deputy Director of Public Prosecution Eva-Marie Persson has today decided to discontinue the investigation regarding Julian Assange," a statement from the Swedish Prosecution Authority said,"The reason for this decision is that the evidence has weakened considerably due to the long period of time that has elapsed since the events in question."
As investigations continued, Assange eventually sought refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London in June 2012. The UK had ruled in 2012 that Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face questioning, but this never took place because of his stay in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London as an asylum seeker.from it this April.Jack Taylor/Getty Images. He also faces extradition to the US on claims of hacking a government computer linked to his activity with WikiLeaks.