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Washington Post: Sweden drops Assange rape allegation, but Britain says WikiLeaks founder still faces arrest

By Washington Post.
(FILES) This file photo taken on Feb. 5, 2016 shows WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange addressing the media from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in central London.
Photo by AFP / Jack Taylor

Swedish prosecutors on May 19 dropped their investigation into a rape allegation against Julian Assange, closing a nearly seven-year legal saga that led the WikiLeaks founder to seek sanctuary at the Ecuadoran Embassy in London.

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