Assange open to embassy interview

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has welcomed moves by Swedish prosecutors to question him at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, but is “irritated” it has taken so long.

The Australian is wanted for questioning over sex allegations by two women in Sweden — which he denies — but fears being extradited to the US over secret documents published by the whistleblowing organisation.

He has been living inside the embassy in London for almost three years while legal moves continued in Sweden to clear his name.