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Sweden reopens rape probe against Wikileaks founder Assange

Henry Nicholls, REUTERS | WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leaves Southwark Crown Court after being sentenced in London, Britain, May 1, 2019.

Swedish prosecutors said Monday they were reopening a 2010 rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

"I have today decided to reopen the investigation ... There is still probable cause to suspect that Mr Assange committed rape," the deputy director of public prosecutions, Eva-Marie Persson, told reporters.

She said she would seek Assange's extradition after he finishes his prison term in the UK.

(FRANCE 24 with AP)

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