Julian Assange is still facing a rape allegation (Picture: Reuters)

Julian Assange could be cleared of three sex assault claims as early as next week, it has been revealed.

There’s a prosecution time limit that is due to expire while he remains in hiding at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

The Swedish Prosecution Authority said that three of the four allegations would reach their expiry date – five years after they were made in 2010.

He’s been in the embassy for the last three years after being granted asylum despite being wanted for questioning over sex claims by two women in Sweden.


Assange denies the claims and says he fears he could be extradited to the U.S. over secret documents published by WikiLeaks.



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He’s been in the embassy for three years (Picture: AFP/Getty)

The remaining allegation of rape will not expire until 2020, however, meaning he’s unlikely to walk out of the embassy any time soon.

WikiLeaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson told the Times: ‘It’s quite obvious that the Swedish authorities waited all these years. He doesn’t have to clear his name. He has been asking to be interviewed in London for five years – he has asked for this to be moved forward.

‘It’s come to a time to end this. That case should be dropped as well.’

Mr Assange’s legal team has estimated the cost of the round-the-clock policing of the embassy in Knightsbridge was now more than £12 million.