Sweden's chief prosecutor said this morning she was reopening a preliminary investigation into a rape claim against the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the latest twist to a case in which prosecutors of different ranks have overruled each other.The Australian has denied the allegations and suggested they are part of a smear campaign by opponents of WikiLeaks, which has angered Washington by publishing thousands of leaked documents about US military activities in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sweden's chief prosecutor said this morning she was reopening a preliminary investigation into a rape claim against the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the latest twist to a case in which prosecutors of different ranks have overruled each other.
The Australian has denied the allegations and suggested they are part of a smear campaign by opponents of WikiLeaks, which has angered Washington by publishing thousands of leaked documents about US military activities in Iraq and Afghanistan.
