Swedish authorities on Monday issued a request for a detention order against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is now jailed in Britain, a Swedish prosecutor said. Add WikiLeaks as an interest to stay up to date on the latest WikiLeaks news, video, and analysis from ABC News. The development sets up a possible future tug-of-war between Sweden and the United States over any extradition of Assange from Britain. Persson said Monday that British authorities will decide any conflict between a European arrest warrant and U.S. extradition request for Assange. "However, in my view, the Swedish case can proceed concurrently with the proceedings in the U.K.," Persson said in a statement.

Source: ABC News May 20, 2019 07:18 UTC