The questioning of Julian Assange by Swedish prosecutors at the Ecuadorean embassy in London has been postponed until mid-November. Ecuador’s attorney general said on Wednesday that the long-awaited interview, due to take place on Monday, would be delayed until 14 November to ensure that Assange’s legal team could attend. Assange has been confined to the embassy since June 2012, when he sought and was granted asylum by Ecuador. The interview will be conducted by an Ecuadorean prosecutor, based on a list of questions from the Swedish chief prosecutor and a police investigator, who will be present. A spokesman for Assange’s legal team said: “The attorney general’s office of Ecuador considered that a deferment was necessary to ensure the presence of Mr Assange’s attorneys.”

Source: The Guardian October 12, 2016 18:33 UTC