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    Swedish Court Refuses Prosecutors' Request To Detain Julian Assange

    But Swedish prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson says the court agrees with her on key points, including that there is "still probable cause for the suspicions regarding rape."
    by Bill Chappell Jun 03, 2019 2 minutes
    Prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson comments on the court's decision not to detain WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during a news conference Monday in Uppsala, Sweden.

    Updated at 1:05 p.m. ET

    A Swedish court has denied a request from prosectors to have WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange detained in absentia over allegations of rape. Prosecutors had sought the detention order as Assange sits in a British prison, and they say even though that effort was thwarted Monday, the case will continue.

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