Sweden Reopens Investigation of Julian Assange for Rape, Complicating U.S. Extradition

Summary: Sweden’s Prosecution Authority reopened an investigation of Julian Assange for rape on Monday, and will seek his extradition from Britain, the country’s deputy director of public prosecution, Eva-Marie Persson, told reporters in Stockholm. “On 20 August 2010, a police report was made regarding a suspected rape in Enköping, Sweden on 17 August 2010.