Swedish Chief Prosecutor Eva Finn
A second set of charges against him have been dropped, she said in a statement on Wednesday.
Last Friday night, a warrant was issued for Assange's arrest on suspicion of rape as a result of the first of the two cases. On Saturday, Finn
On Monday, Finn
However, in the second case, the charge of molestation still stands, and the investigation will now continue with the questioning of Assange, according to Finn
In Sweden, molestation covers many different offenses, and if Assange is found guilty he faces a fine or up to one year in prison. A fine is the more common of the two, according to Finn
WikiLeaks has come under severe criticism from the U.S. government for recently publishing thousands of documents related to the war in Afghanistan.
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