Swedish prosecutor trying to question Assange

A Swedish prosecutor says she still aims to question WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London over a rape allegation in Sweden.

According to Press TV, in a statement, Marianne Ny said she has decided to go ahead with the questioning despite a UN report condemning Stockholm for his "arbitrary detention."

"Concerning the report that was issued last week, I would like to state that it does not change my earlier assessments in the investigation," she added.

Ny also noted that she was "currently working on a renewed request to interview Julian Assange at Ecuador's embassy in London."

Assange sought refuge in the Ecuador’s embassy in June 2012 after Swedish authorities issued a European warrant for his arrest over a 2005 rape allegation.

Assange has refused to travel to Stockholm for questioning amid fears Sweden will extradite him to the US over WikiLeaks' release of 500,000 secret military files on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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