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Source: Deutsche Welle
Most charges against Wikileaks founder to expire
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been living inside Ecuador's London embassy since 2012 to avoid extradition. The Australian has been wanted by Sweden on criminal charges, most of which are set to expire.
Date 12.08.2015
Swedish prosecutors are to drop three allegations of sexual offences against 44-year-old Julian Assange because of the five-year statute of limitations, a prosecution spokeswoman said Wednesday.
The Australian, who denies any wrongdoing, has long said he fears Sweden may extradite him to the United States, where he could face trial over Wikileaks' publication of huge amounts of leaked classified US military and diplomatic documents.
Under diplomatic protection
Assange - who escaped a Swedish arrest warrant by taking refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London in 2012 - is wanted on two allegations of sexual molestation and one of unlawful coercion, which expire by August 18 unless he is formally charged. A fourth allegation of rape is valid until 2020.
He denies the charges and says the criminal cases are politically motivated.
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