Swedish rape allegations

Assange gives statement over Swedish rape allegations

The questioning took place in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where the 45-year-old Australian has been holed up since 2012.

"After UN & court findings condemning 6 years of abuses by Sweden against Assange, Sweden finally takes his statement for the first time ever," the official WikiLeaks account tweeted.

Swedish prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for Assange in August 2010, based on allegations of sexual assault by two female WikiLeaks volunteers in Sweden, and have sought his extradition for years. Assange has denied the allegations.