--- description: Wikileaks' Julian Assange will be questioned Nov. 14 by Swedish officials at London's Ecuador embassy, where he has been living since 2012 title: Wikileaks Julian Assange Questioned About Rape Claim image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt34ea93fb7df3c50a/6988ad45e20a876e2ca931c9/julian-assange-wikileaks.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Julian Assange to Be Questioned About Rape Claim at Ecuador Embassy by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 7, 2016 1:32 PM CUT  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange prepares to speak from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he continues to seek asylum following an extradition request from Sweden in 2012, on Feb. 5, 2016 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange prepares to speak from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he continues to seek asylum following an extradition request from Sweden in 2012, on Feb. 5, 2016Carl Court—Getty Images by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 7, 2016 1:32 PM CUT WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange [will be questioned](http://time.com/4188185/julian-assange-wikileaks-ecuador-embassy-sweden/ "undefined") on Nov. 14 by Swedish officials at London’s [Ecuadorian embassy](http://time.com/4532984/wikileaks-julian-assange-theories/ "undefined"), where he has been sheltering since June 2012. The questioning will be attended by prosecutor Ingrid Isgren as well as a Swedish police inspector, said Sweden’s public prosecutor’s office to [Agence France-Presse](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/nov/07/julian-assange-to-be-questioned-by-ecuador-over-allegation "undefined"). Assange welcomed the news and sees the interview as a “chance to clear his name,” his lawyer Per Samuelsson told AFP. The Australian sought refuge in the embassy at London’s Knightsbridge to avoid being deported to Sweden for questioning over a 2010 rape allegation and a separate sexual-assault investigation that has since been dropped after the five-year statute of limitations expired. He feared that once in Sweden, he would be extradited to the U.S. over WikiLeaks’ release of military files on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. “We have requested this interview repeatedly since 2010,” Samuelsson told AFP. “Julian Assange has always wanted to tell his version to the Swedish police. He wants a chance to clear his name. We hope the investigation will be closed then.” \[[_AFP_](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/nov/07/julian-assange-to-be-questioned-by-ecuador-over-allegation "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4560403/wikileaks-julian-assange-questioned-sweden-rape/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4560403/wikileaks-julian-assange-questioned-sweden-rape/"},"headline":"Julian Assange to Be Questioned About Rape Claim at Ecuador Embassy","datePublished":"2016-11-07T13:32:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T01:39:36.437Z","description":"Assange welcomes the news as a \"chance to clear his name\"","url":"https://time.com/4560403/wikileaks-julian-assange-questioned-sweden-rape/","keywords":["United Kingdom","Julian Assange"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt34ea93fb7df3c50a/6988ad45e20a876e2ca931c9/julian-assange-wikileaks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tara John","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tara-john/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt34ea93fb7df3c50a/6988ad45e20a876e2ca931c9/julian-assange-wikileaks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Wikileaks founder Julian Assange prepares to speak from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy where he continues to seek asylum following an extradition request from Sweden in 2012, on February 5, 2016 in London, England.","caption":"Wikileaks founder Julian Assange prepares to speak from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy where he continues to seek asylum following an extradition request from Sweden in 2012, on February 5, 2016 in London, England.","creditText":"Carl Court—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4560403/wikileaks-julian-assange-questioned-sweden-rape/","name":"Julian Assange to Be Questioned About Rape Claim at Ecuador Embassy"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"WikiLeaks Founder Assange on History's Top Leaks","description":"The founder of WikiLeaks gives his opinions on one of TIME.com's top 10 lists -- the top ten leaks of all time","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/rNvCKBRZ/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2010-07-27T21:04:40.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/rNvCKBRZ.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4560403/wikileaks-julian-assange-questioned-sweden-rape/","duration":"PT4M11S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4560403/wikileaks-julian-assange-questioned-sweden-rape/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```