Assange to be questioned over rape case next month

September 14, 2016 19:44

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London, will be interrogated at the mission on October 17 by an Ecuadorean official on behalf of Swedish prosecutors over rape allegations against

him.

Assange will be questioned by an Ecuadorean prosecutor and Sweden's chief prosecutor and a police investigator will be allowed to pose their questions through him, it was confirmed on Wednesday.

"After the report, the Swedish prosecutor will take a view on the continuing of the investigation," Swedish prosecutors said in a statement.

Ecuadorean prosecutor Wilson Toainga will take the statement and would also be responsible for "the possible taking of samples of body fluids" from Assange in an attempt to end a four-year impasse since the Wikileaks founder sought refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden on rape and sexual assault charges.

The 45-year-old is wanted in Sweden in relation to a 2010 rape claim, which the Australian national denies.

He has fought against being extradited to Sweden, saying he fears he would then be transferred to the US to face charges on Wikileaks' activities.

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