Assange grilled by prosecutors

AFP, LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was being questioned by prosecutors on Monday at the Ecuadoran embassy in London in the latest twist in the long-running legal battle over a rape allegation against him.
Swedish prosecutor Ingrid Isgren, who will attend while Assange is questioned by an Ecuadoran prosecutor entered the embassy building shortly before 1000 GMT, an AFP photographer said.
Assange’s lawyer Per Samuelsson has said the questioning, which has been delayed in the past because of diplomatic disagreements between Ecuador and Sweden, could last for several days.
A Swedish police inspector will also attend and investigators plan to take a DNA sample from Assange, subject to his agreement.
The creator of the secret-spilling website has been holed up in the red-brick building behind Harrods luxury department store for more than four years.

 

Assange grilled by prosecutors

AFP, LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was being questioned by prosecutors on Monday at the Ecuadoran embassy in London in the latest twist in the long-running legal battle over a rape allegation against him. Swedish prosecutor Ingrid Isgren, who will attend while Assange is questioned by an Ecuadoran prosecutor entered the embassy building shortly before 1000 GMT, an AFP photographer said. Assanges lawyer Per Samuelsson has said the questioning, which has been delayed in the past because of diplomatic disagreements between Ecuador and Sweden, could last for several days. A Swedish police inspector will also attend and investigators plan to take a DNA sample from Assange, subject to his agreement. The creator of the secret-spilling website has been holed up in the red-brick building behind Harrods luxury department store for more than four years.