WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has expressed “shock” after new documents revealed fresh details about the involvement of UK authorities in the long-running saga which has seen him remain inside the Ecuadorian embassy for the past three years.
The 44-year-old businessman was granted political asylum after fighting extradition to Sweden where he faced sex allegations, which he has always denied. He fears that if he returns to Sweden he will be taken to the United States for questioning over the activities of WikiLeaks.
Mr Assange has offered to be interviewed inside the embassy in London but attempts to set up a meeting have foundered.
Emails obtained by Italian news magazine L’Espresso under the Freedom of Information Act showed that Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service wrote to the Swedish authorities in 2011, saying it would “not be prudent” for them to interview Assange in the UK. “Any attempt to interview him under strict Swedish law would invariably be fraught with problems,” said one email, dated January 25, 2011. For the full article click here
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