WikiLeaks owner Julian Assange was dismissed by ruling Swedish prosecutors after nearly 10 years of investigation for inconclusive evidence.
"In my judgment, all possible investigations have been carried out. However, the evidence is not strong enough to constitute the indictment," said Deputy Director of the Swedish Prosecutor Eva-Marie. Persson answered the reporter today.
The investigation began in 2010 after a Swedish woman, who met Assange at a WikiLeaks conference in Stockholm in August 2010, accused him of having sex without resorting to safe measures when she. sleeping. However, Assange always rejected and said that this was a campaign to smear himself. The deadline for the lawsuit will end in August 2020.
"I would like to emphasize that the plaintiff gave a credible account of the incident. Her testimonies were clear, complete and detailed. However, the evidence gradually wavered, leaving the investigation no longer available." reason to continue, "Ms. Persson said.
Assange, an Australian citizen, has fled to the Ecuadorian embassy in London, England since 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden. He feared being handed over to the United States by Sweden, where WikiLeaks was under investigation for distributing thousands of classified government documents.
In April, WikiLeaks was arrested by British police after Ecuador ended his refugee status and was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching bail regulations. The 48-year-old is also facing 18 crimes in the US, including disclosing defense information, and could be jailed if convicted.