Prosecutors in Sweden dropped the preliminary investigation due to a lack of evidence. The probe was reopened in the summer but it was ruled Assange couldn't be extradited to Sweden from the UK. (Image: Getty Images)Assange was charged in the United States with receiving and publishing thousands of classified documents linked to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Kristinn Hrafnsson, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief, said, "Sweden has dropped its preliminary investigation into Mr Assange for the third time, after reopening it without any new evidence or information. A statement issued by the Swedish prosecuting authorities said: "The preliminary investigation concerning allegations against Julian Assange was resumed on 13 May 2019 after Assange left the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

Source: Daily Mirror November 19, 2019 13:13 UTC