Julian Assange questioned at Ecuadorean Embassy in London
LONDON — Prosecutors were finally able to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Monday about a possible sex crime in Sweden six years ago.
They did not comment on the closed-door proceedings at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London where Assange has lived for more than four years to avoid extradition to Sweden and possibly to the United States.
The long-delayed interview is expected to continue Tuesday and possibly extend beyond that. Assange’s version of events, and a possible DNA sample, will shape Swedish prosecutors’ decision on whether to charge him.
The questioning was being led by an Ecuadorean prosecutor in the presence of Swedish prosecutor Ingrid Isgren and a Swedish police investigator.