Prosecutors in Sweden have received a request to reopen a rape investigation into Julian Assange, following his arrest and conviction in the UK for breaching bail.
In 2010, an arrest warrant was issued for the WikiLeaks founder for two separate allegations, one of rape and one of molestation, after he visited Stockholm for a speaking trip.
Assange took political asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy seven years ago when he failed in his legal battle against extradition to Sweden.
In May 2017, Sweden's top prosecutor dropped the long-running inquiry into the rape claim, which he had always denied.
But his arrest on Monday prompted Ms Massi Fritz to say "we are going to do everything" to have the Swedish case reopened "so Assange can be extradited to Sweden and prosecuted for rape".
She said that "no rape victim should have to wait nine years to see justice be served".
Swedish prosecutors issued a statement saying they will "now examine the case in order to determine how to proceed.”
The statement added: "The investigation has not yet been resumed, and we do not know today whether it will be."
The prosecutor's office explained that a preliminary investigation can be resumed as long as the suspected crime is not subject to statute of limitation.
In the case concerning Assange, the suspected crime of rape would be subject to statute of limitation in mid-August 2020.
The case will be handled by the Swedish Prosecution Authority's Development Centre in Gothenburg.
