BREAKING: Swedish prosecutors will re-open a rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
The U.S. also is seeking the extradition of Assange, 47, so he can face charges relating to the release of hundreds of thousands of classified military documents provided by Chelsea Manning.
"When deciding which has precedence, a Swedish or U.S. extradition request, this decision will be left entirely to the British authorities," Persson said. Seven years later, a case of alleged sexual misconduct was dropped when the statute of limitations expired. That left a rape allegation, andas it couldn't be pursued while Assange was living at the embassy and there was no prospect of bringing him to Sweden.
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