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21 August 2010updated 04 Oct 2023 10:33am

WikiLeaks founder accused of rape

Swedish police issue then retract arrest warrant, as Julian Assange warns of “dirty tricks” campaign

By Daniel Trilling

The BBC reports that an arrest warrant has been issued in Sweden for the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, on charges of “rape and molestation”. Assange was in the country last week to talk about his work with the whistleblowing website.

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