they re disappointed they had to drop the case. his alleged victim says she stands by the allegation. caroline hawley reports i ,and , and this contains flashing images. out into the fresh air. on the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy julian assange emerged this afternoon to have his say on the end of the swedish investigation against him. today is an important victory for me and for the un human rights system. seven years without charge while my children grew up without me. that is not something that i can forgive, it is not something that i can forget. but prosecutors in sweden have not cleared julian assange, they have simply said they can t pursue the case any further. translation: there are now no further measures remaining which are possible to advance the investigation. in order to proceed, it would be necessary forjulian assange to be formally served notice of the crimes of which he is suspected. this was a measure that was to have been conducted during an interview i
if he leaves the embassy for skipping bail five years ago. prosecutors in sweden say they regret having to drop the case. his alleged victim says she stands by the allegation. here s our correspondent caroline hawley reports. 0ut into the fresh air. 0n the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy julian assange emerged this afternoon to have his say on the end of the swedish investigation against him. today is an important victory for me and for the un human rights system. seven years without charge while my children grew up without me. that is not something that i can forgive, it is not something that i can forget. but prosecutors in sweden have not cleared julian assange, they have simply said they can t pursue the case any further. translation: there are now no further measures remaining which are possible to advance the investigation. in order to proceed, it would be necessary forjulian assange to be formally served notice of the crimes of which he is suspected. this was a mea
also in the next hour, digital departures: how one british airport is to abandon its air traffic control tower and use technology to monitor planes from 80 miles away. welcome to hsbc. and: how a bbc reporter and his twin managed to fool hsbc‘s voice recognition security system, which is designed to prevent fraud. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the wikileaks founderjulian assange says he will not forgive or forget after a seven year rape investigation in sweden was dropped without charge. this afternoon he made a rare appearance on the balcony of ecuador‘s embassy in london where he s been holed up forfive years to avoid extradition. he called the development an important victory for him but said it was extremely regretful that he is still being threatened with arrest if he leaves the embassy for skipping bail five years ago. prosecutors in sweden say they regret having to drop the case. his alleged victim says she stands by the allegation. our correspondent caro
in the final of the european championship. good evening. the wikilea ks founder, julian assange, says he will not forgive or forget after a seven year rape investigation in sweden was dropped without charge today. for almost five of those years, mr assange has been holed up inside the ecuadorian embassy in london to avoid extradition. but today s development doesn t mean that the 45 year old can finally walk free. police say they would still be obliged to arrest him if he left the embassy. and the united states may also take legal action against him for leaking secret official documents. our correspondent caroline hawley has the story. her report includes flashing images from the start. out into the fresh air. cheering on the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy, julian assange emerged this afternoon to have his say on the end of the swedish investigation against him. today is an important victory for me and for the un human rights system. seven years without charge while my c
and a senior white house official is identified as a significant person of interest in the investigation into links between russia and the trump campaign. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the wikilea ks founder, julian assange, says he will not forgive or forget after a seven year rape investigation in sweden was dropped without charge today. for almost five of those years, mr assange has been holed up inside the ecuadarian embassy in london to avoid extradition. but today s development doesn t mean that the 45 year old can finally walk free, police say they would still be obliged to arrest him if he left the embassy. our correspondent, caroline hawley, has the story. her report includes flashing images from the start. out into the fresh air. cheering on the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy, julian assange emerged this afternoon to have his say on the end of the swedish investigation against him. today is an important victory, for me and for the un human rights system.