Sweden reopens rape case against WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange

Sweden has reopened an investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, complicating U.S. efforts to extradite him.

Swedish prosecutor Marie Persson said Monday “a new questioning of Assange is required” and there is “still probable cause to suspect that Assange committed rape.”

The alleged victim requested the reopening of the investigation.

Prosecutors will seek the extradition of Assange after he’s done serving his 50-week jail sentence for breaking his bail conditions after he claimed asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden to face the allegations.

If both the U.S. and Sweden seek to extradite the WikiLeaks founder, British officials will determine where he will end up.