Prosecutors question Julian Assange at Ecuador embassy in London

Recently the website has released hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee and from Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager.

In August 2015, prosecutors dropped their investigation into two possible charges – one of sexual molestation and one of unlawful coercion – because they had run out of time to question Assange. According to the Associated Press, Assange’s Swedish lawyer expressed “high hopes” that the case would be quickly closed following the day’s events.

The 45-year-old Assange sought refuge in Ecuador’s embassy in London in June 2012, fleeing allegations of rape and sexual assault in Sweden dating back to 2010.

The Swedish prosecutor has been allowed to ask WikiLeaks founder to clarify his answer but not to ask any additional question.

Swedish authorities want to question Assange over allegations that he committed rape in 2010.

In May, a Swedish court reaffirmed the arrest order, rejecting the finding of a United Nations working group that his confinement in the Ecuadoran embassy amounted to arbitrary detention.

Swedish authorities have been trying for years to question Assange.

A member of Assange’s legal team, Melinda Taylor, said procrastination on the part of Swedish investigators had denied Assange any right to clear his name.

Representatives from the Swedish prosecutor’s office and the Swedish police will be present while questions are put to the WikiLeaks founder by an Ecuadorian official today.

Assange, who enraged the United States by publishing hundreds of thousands of secret USA diplomatic cables, took refuge in the embassy in August 2012 to avoid being extradited to Sweden over the rape allegation.

She made no comment and is expected to remain for the duration of the questioning, which is being carried out by an Ecuadorian government official.

Assange supporters hung banners on the railings saying “Free Assange” and “Thank You WikiLeaks”.

The Australian national first rose to prominence in the same year as the alleged rape, when his organization began releasing hundreds of thousands of classified U.S. diplomatic and military documents. He said Assange was being “hounded” because of WikiLeaks’ work in shedding light on the “terrible things” done by the USA government and others.

WikiLeaks continued to make waves during the United States presidential contest this year between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.