Swedish prosecutor to give decision on Assange rape inquiry

Ruling will be given on Monday over whether to reopen case that dates back to 2010

Sweden’s state prosecutor will announce on Monday whether she will reopen a preliminary investigation into a rape allegation against Julian Assange.

The WikiLeaks founder is in prison in Britain after he was arrested last month after seven years holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. The US wants to extradite him in a case relating to WikiLeaks’ massive release of sensitive military and diplomatic documents.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/307zSrk