Sweden calls for Wikileaks founder Assange’s detention
A top Swedish prosecutor has formally asked that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange be detained in absentia for allegedly raping a woman in her home about decade ago.
The move was seen as the first step in Assange’s possible extradition from Britain.
The Australian also faces a US extradition warrant for allegedly conspiring to hack into a pentagon computer.
Sweden recently re-opened the 2010 rape case against Assange.