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A Swedish court has ordered the arrest of WikiLeaks founder, Julian   Assange, on suspicion of rape, something he strongly denies.The decision is expected to lead to an international arrest

warrant   and follows a series of investigations into the creator of the whistle   blowing website after he visited Sweden in August. Earlier, Swedish Prosecutor Marianne Ny said the reason for the

requested arrest warrant was to enable authorities to question the 39   year-old Australian. But, Assange’s Swedish defence lawyer Björn Hurtig insisted both he   and his client had already given

them every opportunity to do this. ‘‘I have on several occasions asked the prosecutor to interrogate   Julian Assange and I have also asked them or proposed some dates in   which he could come

to Sweden and be interrogated but they have said no   to my proposals.’‘ Along with the rape allegation, he also faces other sexual charges against two women. The publication of tens of

thousands of classified US documents in   relation to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has deeply angered the   Pentagon. Assange has said he may seek political asylum in Switzerland.