STOCKHOLM — A Swedish prosecutor said Thursday she had requested the arrest of Julian Assange, the founder of whistleblower website WikiLeaks, to face charges of rape and sexual molestation.

Well, this "so called" rape case with Julian 'Don Juan' Assange definitely smells very fishy, and I now even think there's a possibility that the Swedish Government could be under some foreign political pressure to go through with this case.

Even different Swedish prosecutors of different ranks have overruled each other during these last months.

The official reason for the arrest order is that he has to be heard in this investigation.

UPDATE: Swedish Prosecutor Seeks To Detain WikiLeaks Founder

STOCKHOLM (Dow Jones)--Prosecutors in Sweden requested a court order Thursday to detain WikiLeaks founder and editor-in-chief Julian Assange in connection with a rape investigation.

The case was dismissed after it surfaced in August, but it has been re-opened on appeal.

Assange has been under scrutiny since July, when the whistle-blower website released 76,000 classified U.S. military documents about the war in Afghanistan. In October, Wikileaks released another 40,0000 classified documents on the war in Iraq.


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In her request to Stockholm's district court, prosecutor Marianne Ny said Assange is suspected of "rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion.

"We need to interrogate him. So far, we have not been able to meet with him to accomplish the interrogations," she said in a statement.

Prosecutors declined to give more details, because the investigation was in progress. Hearing on the detention issue is due to start at 1300 GMT. Assange's lawyer Bjorn Hurtig was not immediately available for comment.

Thursday's detention request is the latest turn in a complicated case where different Swedish prosecutors of different ranks have overruled each other.

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Swedish prosecutor orders Assange arrest in absence

(CNN) -- Sweden's director of public prosecutions asked the Stockholm Criminal Court on Thursday to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on probable cause, suspected of rape, sexual molestation and illegal use of force.

"The background is that he has to be heard in this investigation and we haven't been able to get a hold of him to question him," Marianne Ny said in a statement.

Assange faces five counts that appear related to two incidents, according to the request Ny filed with the court.

He faces one count of rape and one count of sexual molestation related to an instance around August 17 in Enkoping, just outside Stockholm. He then faces two counts of sexual molestation between August 13 and 18 in Stockholm, and one count of illegal use of force between August 13 and 14, also in the capital.

Assange could be sentenced to at least two years in prison if convicted, according to the document.

It is the first time authorities have mentioned probable cause. The molestation charge, previously mentioned in the case, has also been upgraded to sexual molestation.

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Two days before the allegations against Mr Assange were made public in August, he had applied for a work and residency permit in Sweden, where some of WikiLeaks' servers are located, but his application was turned down on October 18.

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They are really trying to get Julian these days.