Sweden drops rape accusation against founder of WikiLeaks

Swedish authorities say they have revoked an arrest warrant that had alleged rape against Julian Assange, the founder and editor of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, less than a day after issuing it.

Assange is “no longer wanted” and “is not suspected of rape,” Chief Prosecutor Eva Finne said in a statement posted on the agency’s official website Saturday. He is also no longer arrested in absentia, the statement said. (Read more from cnn.com)

This is either a failed setup, a smear, or a threat. Wikileaks has pissed off some very powerful people.

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