The allegations center around a trip that Julian made to Stockholm in August 2010. Two women, referred to as Miss A and Miss W, claim that in separate instances they had consensual sex with Assange that became non-consensual when he refused to wear a condom.
The WikiLeaks founder denies all allegations and has not been charged.
Three of the allegations relating to Miss A have already expired due to the statute of limitations. The questioning of Assange will be based on a rape allegation made by Miss W, which does not expire until 2020.
In 2010, Miss A and Miss W got in touch with each other after the alleged sexual assaults took place, compared stories and went to the police. Soon after, the Swedish prosecutor issued an arrest warrant for Julian Assange.
Vaughn Smith, founder of the Frontline Club, a place of gathering for journalists in London, spoke to Sputnik about Julian Assange, who he offered his private home in Suffolk, England to as an address for bail.
"It's very significant, it has the promise of resolving this outstanding legal matter, which is important to the women in question, and Assange. It will hopefully be the beginning of resolving this issue of asylum and for him to be able to claim it properly," Vaughn Smith told Sputnik.
However, suspicion has arisen as to whether the prosecution service in the UK and Sweden, have a political motive behind why they may be delaying charging Assange with rape.
"I'm a bit suspicious… It seems to me that the prosecution both in Britain and Sweden have been dragging their feet and not wishing to prosecute, which suggests a political motive," Mr. Smith said.
"It's not just the Swedish prosecutor, the British Crown Prosecution Service have been urging the Swedish prosecutor to drag their feet and not prosecute. That's problematic.
"It's very difficult for our society to address criminal matters with people who are so politically toxic."
Vaughn Smith is confident of the WikiLeaks founder's innocence and is hoping that soon, evidence will be released that will allow for the truth to come out.
"I know Mr. Assange, he stayed with me for 13 months, I don't believe he is a rapist and I'm confident it will go the right way for him. But importantly we will see the evidence. At this moment we have not seen any evidence against him," Mr. Smith told Sputnik.
When WikiLeaks, an international non-profit organization that publishes leaked and secret files from anonymous sources, was launched in 2006, it came at a time when being a whistleblower was not a popular choice.
Edward Snowden, a former US intelligence agency worker, leaked large numbers of security and classified documents to the press.
As a result, he is now living in an undisclosed location in Russia to avoid extradition back to the US to face charges. Snowden is considered a hero by many, however he still faces risk of being sent back to the US and as a result is in hiding.
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"We have to understand what WikiLeaks is not a replacement of journalism, it's a response to the fact that our journalism today isn't a friendly place for whistleblowers. It attempts to deliver a drop box, a secure drop box. The problem for traditional journalism is that he [the journalist] will try and put as much as possible out and perhaps not do the retractions, at the same time, WikiLeaks is not like journalism, in that it provides balance.
"That said, we are not getting a great degree of balance from our journalism, we have a journalism retreat and WikiLeaks is a product of that. So if it was not Julian Assange, it would be someone else," Mr. Smith told Sputnik.
With Donald Trump about to become the new president of the US, the question on many minds is whether he will issue Assange a pardon.
Assange published hundreds of leaked emails, shortly before the election on November 8, from Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman, John Podesta. This was considered controversial by Mr. Smith, as it appeared to show Assange supporting Trump as the president.
"I think Julian should be free, I would rather live in a world where people like this exist. But it is fairly controversial, the manner in which Assange is perceived to have supported one side in the US election with the leaks that he had [published]," Mr. Smith said.
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— Josh Cornett (@therealcornett) 13 November 2016
With Assange being held up for the last four years, questions have come as to whether a resolution will be reached and a decision made as to him being charged or not over the rape allegations.
With the Swedish prosecution being forced to make a decision and the newly-elected Donald Trump as president, perhaps there is hope after all for Julian.
