Swedish prosecutors plan to decide whether they will reopen a rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. (Matt Dunham/Associated Press)COPENHAGEN, Denmark — 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. Persson said Monday that British authorities will decide any conflict between a European arrest warrant and U.S. extradition request for Assange. On May 13, Swedish prosecutors reopened a preliminary investigation against Assange, who visited Sweden in 2010, after two Swedish women said they were the victims of sex crimes committed by Assange. “However, in my view, the Swedish case can proceed concurrently with the proceedings in the U.K.,” Persson said in a statement.

Source: Washington Post May 20, 2019 07:24 UTC