Julian Assange: Swedish judge rejects detention of Wikileaks founder

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Julian Assange: Swedish judge rejects detention of Wikileaks founder

A Swedish judge has rejected a request to detain Julian Assange in absentia, complicating hopes to extradite him from the UK.

Prosecutors said Assange had not co-operated with their investigation into a 2010 allegation of rape against the Wikileaks founder, and so should be remotely held for questioning.

This would have allowed them to move forward with steps to extradite him.

But the judge rejected the motion, as Assange is already detained in the UK.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48503730