After five years of eluding prosecution on sexual assault charges and an extradition warrant from the United States, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is about to see three of the four allegations against him expire under Sweden's statute of limitations.
Assange, a 44-year-old Australian wanted for the massive leak of U.S. military and diplomatic files in 2010, has been holed up since June 2012 in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, beyond the reach of either Swedish or U.S. authorities.
Sweden and Ecuador reportedly agreed on Monday to discuss "mutual legal assistance" that could allow a Swedish prosecutor to interview the fugitive at the embassy, Swedish Justice Ministry spokeswoman Cecilia Riddselius told journalists in Stockholm.