Swedish Authorities Drop Assange Rape Case: 9-Year Probe Led To WikiLeaks Co-Founder’s Asylum In UK’s Ecuadorian Embassy

Riyaz Patel

Swedish prosecutors say they will not pursue their rape investigation of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange any further, having having pursued the the 9-year-long scheme to put Assange behind bars.

Investigators determined the evidence was simply not strong enough to support an indictment, Deputy Chief Prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson told a press conference Tuesday.

Interviewing Julian Assange regarding the case would not change this assessment, she 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.

The Prosecution Authority noted that, while the victim was considered credible, oral testimony regarding the case had “weakened” and that corroborating evidence was not strong enough to pursue the case.