Reports are now surfacing on the internet about the possibility of Wikileak founder Julian Assange walking free from his diplomatic safe haven as sexual assault allegations filed against him is due to expire next week.
It can be remembered that on 2012 the Australian journalist and activist sought asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London in fear of extradition to Sweden over an alleged smear campaign after releasing secret American documents. The claim of sexual assault was related to an incident back in 2010 where Assange was invited by a Wikileak supporter and allegedly took a consensual act too far, that he forced himself on the woman and deliberately broke a condom which the woman demanded to use.
However, in the coming weeks Assange would be cleared of those charges as they are due to expire. For under the Swedish law, charges cannot be laid without the suspect being interviewed. And even the woman who accused Assange of sexual molestation and unlawful coercion has lost interest of going to court. As to the words of her lawyer, Claes Borgstrom, she told bbc that;
"She had wanted him to stand before the court and answer the accusations but it's five years ago and she's not interested in going to court now. She wants to put it all behind her. It's been a difficult time for her and she's now trying to forget about it and move on with her life."
With this good news looming in the corner, Assange and his legal advisers are not yet too sure of the circumstances that is to come. For there is still a much serious rape allegation against Assange that would still be valid until 2020. On a statement of one of Assange's lawyers, Thomas Olsson, he told the BBC that;
"Our position is that the investigation should have been shut down earlier because there wasn't enough evidence to keep it going. It's regrettable that it's gone on for this long. We are convinced that as soon as he has the opportunity to give his version of the circumstances, there'll be no need to continue the investigation."
