Julian Assange faces Swedish prosecutor in London over rape accusationWikiLeaks founder’s Swedish lawyer says he has been barred from attending interview, scheduled to take three daysEsther Addley in London and David Crouch in Gothenberg
Monday 14 November 2016 13.39 GMT
Swedish prosecutor Ingrid Isgren arrives at the Ecuadorian embassy in London to interview Julian Assange.
Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images A senior Swedish prosecutor has begun interviewing Julian Assange at Ecuador’s embassy in London, six years after a woman in Stockholm accused the WikiLeaks of rape.
Ingrid Isgren, Sweden’s deputy chief prosecutor, arrived at 9.30am on Monday at the central London embassy where Assange has been confined since June 2012.
Assange sought asylum from Ecuador to avoid extradition to Sweden over the accusation, which he denies.
Isgren was greeted by dozens of photographers, international TV crews and a small number of the Australian’s supporters, who unfurled banners and chanted their support. She paused briefly for photographs but did not speak to reporters.
Prosecutors have said they will not comment while the investigation is ongoing.
Three days have been set aside for the interview, which is being conducted by an Ecuadorian prosecutor, following a list of questions submitted earlier this year by the Swedish prosecution authority.
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