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Warrant for the arrest of Wikileaks founder Assange dropped: report
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By Stephen C. Webster
Saturday, August 21st, 2010 -- 12:08 pm

Hours after its issuance, the Swedish Prosecution Authority withdrew a warrant for the arrest of whistleblower activist and former hacker Julian Assange, who had been accused of raping a woman and molesting another, according to a report from Sweden's The Local.

"I do not consider there to be any reason to suspect that he has committed rape," chief prosecutor Eva Finné said in a statement, according to the paper.
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