The arrest warrant issued for Wikileaks' editor-in-chief Julian Assange has been quashed by Stockholm Chief Prosecutor Eva Finné, who said in a press release "I am of the opinion that there is no reason to suspect that he has committed a rape." The press officer of the Swedish Prosecution Authority says that he is still suspected of molestation, and that neither police nor prosecutors have yet been able to contact Assange. Assange had this morning said that he was going to hand himself in to police but also said that the accusations against him were false. The investigation is continuing. A warrant for Assange's arrest was issued on Friday evening after the Stockholm police informed prosecutors that he had been accused of rape. According to Expressen's sources two women between 20 and 30 years old are the alleged victims. Police and prosecutor Maria Häljebo Kjellstrand told Swedish news agency TT that the alleged molestation took place in Stockholm on the night of 13–14 August and the alleged rape happened "later" in Enköping . (Expressen's sources say the alleged rape occurred on Tuesday.) Beyond that they have refused to comment.
The arrest warrant issued for Wikileaks' editor-in-chief Julian Assange has been by Chief Prosecutor Eva Finné, who said in a press release "I am of the opinion that there is no reason to suspect that he has committed a rape." The press officer of the Swedish Prosecution Authority says that he is still suspected of molestation, and that neither police nor prosecutors have yet been able to contact Assange. Assange had this morning said that he was going to hand himself in to police but also said that the accusations against him were false. The investigation is continuing. A warrant for Assange's arrest was issued on Friday evening after the Stockholm police informed prosecutors that he had been accused of rape. According to Expressen's sources two women between 20 and 30 years old are the alleged victims. Police and prosecutor Maria Häljebo Kjellstrand told Swedish news agency that the alleged molestation took place in Stockholm on the night of 13–14 August and the alleged rape happened "later" in . (Expressen's sources say the alleged rape occurred on Tuesday.) Beyond that they have refused to comment.
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