Swedish Court Rules Not to Extradite Assange for Sexual Assault Probe

Buildings are reflected in the window as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail, in London on May 1, 2019. Matt Dunham/AP

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to Sweden for a revived sexual assault investigation, but should still be questioned in the case while he is imprisoned in Britain, a Swedish court ruled Monday.

The ruling by the Uppsala District Court doesn’t mean the preliminary investigation must be abandoned, only that Assange won’t be returned to Sweden any time soon.