VIDEO: Sweden to drop sex assault investigations into Wikileaks founder

Swedish prosecutors will this week drop their investigations into three accusations of sexual assault against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is still holed up the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

The allegations were brought in 2010 but under Sweden’s five year statute of limitations they are due to expire by August 18.

He still faces the more serious allegation of rape, which has a 10 year limit.