Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is expected to be questioned soon by Swedish authorities over alleged sexual offences after Ecuador indicated it had reached a bilateral deal with Sweden.
Assange has been wanted for questioning by Swedish authorities since 2010, but was granted asylum in the Ecuadorean embassy in london where he has been holed up for more than three years.
In April, the activist had said he consented to the Swedish prosecutor’s conditions for the interrogation procedure to take place at the embassy in Kensington in central london.
Assange’s Swedish lawyer, Per Samuelson, told the ‘Guardian’ that Sweden needed to formally approve the deal and he understood those discussions would take place on Thursday. Negotiations began in June this year between Ecuador’s acting Foreign Minister, Xavier lasso, and the Swedish justice Ministry’s International Affairs chief, Anna-Carin Svensson.